The Business of Collecting

• Book notice: Thuringian Forest Notgeld (E-Sylum)
• Upcoming Archives International Auction 72 (E-Sylum).
• Stack's Bowers to feature rare Iraqi note (Stack's Bowers).
• Stack's Bowers to sponsor Valkenburg money fair (Greysheet).
• A lucky 8 note (Greysheet).
• A piece of Fort Myers history sells (Bonita Springs Florida Weekly).

     New Banknote Issues

• "Qazakstan" commemorates thirty years of independence (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• UAE launches its Dh50 banknote (National News). And here (Al Arabiya).
• Lebanon: "Improved" banknote, but same value (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Gibraltar: Out with the old, in with the new (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Summing up changes to Uzbekistan's notes (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• China's Winter Olympics banknotes (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Macau commemorates the Winter Olympics (Banknote News).
• Guatemala modifies its 200 quetzales note (MRI Bankers' Guide).

​     Local Coin/Numismatic Shows Happening this Week

                                (U.S. Shows only, some very local--call ahead to confirm)

           Multi-Day Shows

• The Collectorama Show, Lakeland, FL, December 9-11 (Collectorama).
• Rowan County Coin Club, Salisbury, NC, December 10-11 (Coinzip).
• Gallatin Coin and Currency Show, Gallatin, TN, December 10-11 (Coinzip).
• Texas Coin Show, Grapevine, TX, December 10-12 (Coinshows-USA).
• West Suburban Coin and Collectibles Show, Countryside, IL, December 11-12 (Greysheet).
• Annandale Coin Show, Annandale, VA, December 11-12 (Annandale Coin Show).

          December 10

• San Antonio, TX

         December 11

• South San Francisco, CA; New Port Richey, FL; Seminole, FL; Michigan City, IN; North Attleborough, MA

• Grandville, MI; Broadview Heights, OH; Colts Neck, NJ; Schertz, TX; Silsbee, TX

          December 12

• Phoeniz, AZ;  Orange, CT; Milford, CT; Melbourne, FL; Indianapolis, IN; Iowa CIty, IA; Auburn, MA
• Southfield, MI; Burlington Township, NJ; Melville, NY; Rochester, NY;  Telford, PA

     Upcoming Online Currency Auctions

• Monetarium Winter Auction, December 3-9 (Monetarium).
• Dan Freeland Collection of Michigan Banknotes, December 8 (Lyn Knight).
• Archives International Auction 72, December 7 (AIA).
• Heritage U.S. Currency Weekly Auction, December 7 (Greysheet).
• Heritage World Paper Money Weekly Auction, December 7 (Greysheet).
• Heritage HKINF World Paper Signature Auction # 4034, December 11 (Heritage Auctions).
• 2021 Early December USKL, December 11 (Lyn Knight).
• World Banknote Auction Select Sale 9, December 12 (World Banknote Auction).
• Heritage U.S. Currency Weekly Auction, December 14 (Greysheet).
• Heritage World Paper Money Weekly Auction, December 14 (Greysheet).
• Heritage: The Stewart Weisner MPC Collection Currency Showcase Auction 62211 (Greysheet).
• December 2021 Collectors Choice Laguna Coast Registry Auction Part II, December 15 (Stacks Bowers).

     Major Coin and Currency Shows

• 67th FUN Show, Orlando, FL, January 6-9, 2022  (FUN).
• 2022 National Money Show, Colorado Springs, CO, March 10-12, 2022 (ANA).
• Edmonton Coin Show, Edmonton, AB, March 12-13, 2022 (Edmonton Numismatic Society).
• 2022 Chicago World's Fair of Money, August 16-20, 2022 (ANA).
• XVI International Numismatic Congress, Warsaw, Poland, September 11-16, 2022 (INC).

​    Banknote, Security Printing, and Cash Management Industries

• Philippine polymer currency to be produced by Note Printing Australia (MRI Bankers' Guide). And here (Philippines News Agency).
• The International Association of Currency Affairs has a new Executive Director (IACA).

     Upcoming Industry Conferences

• Digital Document Security, Vienna, Austria, Jan. 17-19, 2022 (Reconnaissance).
• The Banknote/Currency Conference, Washington, D.C., Feb. 21-24 2022 (Currency Research).
• HSP-Latin America, Mexico City, March 14-16, 2022 (Reconnaissance).
• Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum, Malta, May 16-18, 2022 (Reconnaissance).
• HSP-EMEA, Tallinn, Estonia, June 13-15,  2022 (Reconnaissance).
• HSP-Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 5-7, 2022 (Reconnaissance).