36 Incredible Facts About U.S. Banknotes
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1. Paper Money on the Continent Predates the Country
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2. The First Federal Government Printing of Paper Money Started in 1861
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3. The First Treasury Bills Were Worth Less Than a Dollar
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4. The Constitution Only Allows Coins
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5. Banks Used to Print Money
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6. Some 8,000 Different Institutions Once Made Notes
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7. U.S. Currency Does Not Expire
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8. There Once Was a $10,000 Note
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9. Now $100 Bills Are the Largest Denomination
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10. Hawaii Got Its Own Notes During World War II
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11. $1.571 Billion in Bills Currently Circulates
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12. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Makes 38 Million Notes Each Day
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13. A Pound of U.S. Notes Contains 490 Bills
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14. U.S. Bills Are 2.61 Inches Wide
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15. From 1996 to 2000, U.S. Currency Was Redesigned
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16. From 2003 to 2008, U.S. Notes Were Again Redesigned
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17. The New Bills Look Larger
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18. Most Bills Have Security Threads
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19. The New $100 Bill Has a 3D Blue Ribbon
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20. The $1 Bill Accounts for 45 Percent of All Currency Production
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21. Every Note Has a Unique Serial Number
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22. Even Torn in Half, a Bill Is Still Legal Tender
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23. Paper Money Isn’t Paper
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24. Crane Currency Produces the Bill Material
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25. U.S. Notes Are Durable
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26. You Only See Dead People
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27. It’s Green On the Back
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28. The Lifespan of a $100 Bill Is…
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29. The Lifespan of a $1 Bill Is…
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30. And the Lifespan of a $10 Bill Is…
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31. Bills Are No Match For Coins in Terms of Longevity
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32. About 30,000 Claims About Damaged Currency Are Processed Annually
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33. Notes Removed From Circulation Are Shredded
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34. Your $1 Bill Probably Is Contaminated
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35. Andrew Jackson Didn’t Believe in Paper Money
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36. Andrew Jackson’s $20 Is Changing
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