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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
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