There's an elaborate process for replacing worn bills with fresh ones. Rick Newman of Yahoo Finance explains what happens to old and worn paper currency.

— -- Q: I own some old foreign money that appears to be Chinese. How can I find out how much it's worth? A: Selling foreign money can be difficult or easy, depending primarily on one thing ...

Everyday, the Federal Reserve puts new money into circulation, and takes old, damaged money out. Each year, the Fed recycles $200 billion worth of currency, and 70% of the new cash it ordered to ...

Ladder serial numbers. According to the website Old Money Prices, which buys and appraises currency, serial numbers known as ascending or descending "ladders" can have added value.That means "each ...

Look: Old Money . Published:9/1/2016 9/1/2016 • By Eric Gershon. ... Other currency updates clearly broadcast awful times. Take the 500 million mark Reichsbanknote from the CU Heritage Center’s ...

Afghanistan is promoting a new national currency by collecting old money -- most of it printed by warlords -- for a new type of bill. The old money was so devalued it required bags of cash to make ...

Last month, the 168-year-old printing company made its first investment into blockchain, leading a $17 million Series A into Metaco, a Swiss startup providing custody services for bitcoin and ...

Up to one billion francs's worth of 1970s-era bank notes are nearing their cutoff date, when they will unceremoniously make the switch from reserve currency to antique wallpaper as their value is ...

One of the world’s most coveted currency notes, ... Switzerland’s Old-Money Problem: One Billion in Expiring Francs. 1970s-era bank notes will become expensive wallpaper in a couple of years .