In the modern world, it would be almost impossible to function without having some sort of paper currency. Paper money ...

US founding father Benjamin Franklin developed paper money innovations long before historians previously thought such methods were in use – and they may have even had use as anti-counterfeiting ...

The Bank of England has revealed plans for an ambitious makeover of British currency, ditching today’s cotton pulp banknotes for those of the polymer variety as early as 2016. A two month consultation ...

A Canadian banknote is estimated to sell for more than 500 times its original value. Courtesy Heritage Auctions The $500 Canadian banknote may no longer be accepted as cash in that country, but it ...