Other Money Links (off-site)

Links to Other Feds

• Dollars and Cents: Fundamental Facts about U.S. Money
  This publication gives some basic information about currency and coin: how they are made, their designs and features, how they circulate, and how to spot counterfeit currency.
• Electronic Money (PDF)
  What is EFT and what are its advantages? How can consumers use electronic money? Why is electronic banking growing? Is electronic banking safe?
• Money Matters: The American Experience with Money(PDF - off-site)
  Examines the role of money in America's history, focusing on the evolution to a more centralized monetary system. Discusses how judicial interpretations of the constitution have shaped our system and explains the historic role of gold in the economy.
• Our Money
  Have you ever taken a good look at the money in your pocket? This unit looks at the Face of U.S. Currency; Counterfeit Protection; New Designs; and the History of Money.
• Spotting Counterfeit Currency
  This page provides general information about counterfeit currency, how to spot it, and rules about reproducing it.
• The History of Money
  Money is an item, or commodity, that is agreed to be accepted in trade. This page reviews a short history of barter, coins, and currency.
• What is a Dollar Worth?
  Using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), calculate the relative worth of a dollar between various points in time.

Non-Fed Links

• American Numismatic Association
  A nonprofit, educational organization which promotes the study and collection of money, including coins, tokens, medals and paper currency, for research, interpretation and preservation of history and culture from ancient times to the present.
• For Collectors (United States Treasury - Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
  Fact sheets for currency collectors
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Production and Circulation of Currency Notes (United States Treasury - Office of Public Correspondence)
• History of Our Currency (United States Treasury - Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
  Colonial notes through the new currency
• Money Facts (United States Treasury - Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
  Facts and trivia about U.S. money
• The New Color of Money (United States Treasury - Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
  Information about the U.S. government's latest redesigns to your currency