South Carolina Obsoletes is a website created by lifelong collector Ontario100 who is dedicated to South Carolina obsolete bank notes. Designed as a helpful guide rather than a comprehensive catalog, it aims to educate new collectors and inspire veterans within the hobby. Visitors to the site will find short, dedicated histories of the 20, pre-Civil War, state-chartered banks in South Carolina that historically issued these notes. Additionally, the website features high-resolution imagery of the most commonly encountered bank notes. Every photograph showcases an item exclusively from the author's personal collection, providing a unique and personal glimpse into South Carolina's numismatic history.Website: scobsoletes.comYouTube: youtube.com/@Ontario100
The Banknote Den is about banknote collecting, or notaphily, in general. This website is meant to be a simple and informative site which attempts to provide a glimpse into the fascinating world of banknote collecting. This site attempts in its own way to deliver aspects of collecting that are often expressed by many collectors: Learning some of the history and culture of the world that is often known only to those who have lived where these notes are from. Website: banknoteden.comYouTube: youtube.com/@BanknoteDen
Society of Paper Money Collectors (SPMC) website is a comprehensive digital hub dedicated to the study, appreciation, and history of paper currency. Designed for both novice hobbyists and experienced numismatists, the platform offers an impressive array of research tools and educational resources. The site has a complete digital index of over 2,500 articles from the SPMC’s bi-monthly Paper Money Journal, dating back to 1962. Beyond research, the website serves as a vital community portal. It provides a regional dealer directory, event calendars for conventions and auctions, industry news, and information on membership, research grants, and numismatic awards, ensuring the preservation of essential financial history. SPMC also provides a very helpful too, the National Bank Look Up which provides charter numbers, towns, bank information, links to images of proof notes and much more.Website: spmc.org
Worldbanknotes.eu Even though Worldbanknotes.eu has an online store it is also a specialized, collector-run illustrated digital catalog. Rather than treating currency purely as a financial product, the site approaches world banknotes as cultural artifacts, historical documents, and works of graphic design. It highlights how nations use symbolism, architecture, historical figures, and artistic expression to project national identity. For collectors it functions dually as a specialized marketplace and a growing reference archive, offering international shipping for collectors interested in the artistic and historical depth of global currencies. Website: worldbanknotes.eu
Numista is a highly regarded, free online platform and collaborative catalogue dedicated to world coins, banknotes, and exonumia. Built and maintained by a community of volunteer numismatists, it serves as a comprehensive resource for collectors of all experience levels. The database covers numismatic items from all periods and countries, currently recording hundreds of thousands of different types. Collectors can track their personal inventory online, add photos and private notes, and view automatically generated statistics about their collections. Like websites of this type Numista is skewed towards coins but has a massive library of banknotes. The link I have provided takes you directly to the banknote “Issuers” page where you can select a country to research.
Website: numista.com/catalogue/pays.php