Answer: Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay issued colonial notes to fund military expeditions, other colonies soon followed suit. In 1739, in an effort to prevent counterfeiting, Ben Franklin began embossing leaves on colonial notes.
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Answer: an Indian head
Indian head pennies were minted from 1859 to 1909. In 1909, Lincoln's face replaced the Indian head.
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Answer: October
The US Treasury normally revamps its paper money every 7 to 10 years to ward off possible counterfeiters.
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Answer: Benjamin Franklin
The penny was the first currency in the United States. The original penny was five times heavier and 50 percent larger than the penny today.
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Answer: 1957
Although the one dollar bill has been with us for a long time, the design of the 2001 version began in 1957.
From Quiz: U.S. One Dollar Bill: 2001 Issue
Answer: Five years
The Federal Reserve says the average life of a $1 bill in circulation is just over five years before it needs to be replaced because of natural wear and tear.
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Answer: Salmon P Chase
This bill has not been printed since 1946 and is currently not in circulation. Salmon P Chase was the 25th US Secretary of the Treasury. He served under Abe Lincoln.
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Answer: Not worth a continental
The currency quickly lost its value because it had no solid backing and rampant counterfeiting. General Washington was forced to beg for support and supplies for his ragtag army.
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Answer: Steel
In 1943, US pennies were made out of zinc-coated steel, instead of copper, because of a copper shortage during World War II. Uncirculated pennies from this time are typically worth more than circulated ones.
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Answer: Green, peach, and blue
This was the first time in the history of modern US bills that the colors were different from the traditional green and black.
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Answer: 1787
The coin was then known as the Fugio cent. It was made of 100 percent copper.
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Answer: cotton and linen
It is made from cotton & linen because of its durability, however even with this innovation the average lifespan of a one-dollar bill is only 1.5 years.
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Answer: 9 Years
Now they're really pushing it.
From Quiz: United States Currency
Answer: Jackson; left
The president was also enlarged. The purpose for these alterations was to complicate counterfeiting.
From Quiz: American Currency
Answer: Spanish Peso
The Spanish peso or "piece of eight" was in such frequent use it became abbreviated to SP. Eventually the S was written on top of the P. This is the widely accepted theory. However, another theory, espoused by author Ayn Rand in her novel "Atlas Shrugged", is that the symbol originated from the initials US, with the U written over the S (minus the bottom loop of the U).
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Answer: to urinate
"Spending a penny" came to mean urinating because of the former cost of using a public bathroom. The phrase likely originated in the UK.
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Answer: James Madison - $5000
William McKinley - $500, Grover Cleveland - $1000, James Madison - $5000, Salmon Chase - $10,000.
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Answer: None of these
Trick question! Andrew Jackson is on the front, and the White House is on the back. The only US bill to have a president on the back is the $2, which shows the painting "The Declaration of Independence" by John Trumbull. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams - both future presidents - feature in the painting.
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Answer: Paul Revere
He supplied some of the copper for one-cent coins minted during the early 1790s.
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Answer: God has favored our undertaking
It is unknown why the founding fathers used Latin phrases on the Great Seal, I have researched it and could not find an explanation. It is possible that Latin was used because it took up less space than English.
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Answer: $100,000
The $100,000 gold certificate was printed in 1934. It was never placed into circulation. It was issued only to Federal Reserve Banks.
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Answer: None
The bill shows Alexander Hamilton, he was never president.
From Quiz: American Currency
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton believed that the federal government needed to establish a system of credit to facilitate borrowing and spending.
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Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is the only US president to have a doctorate. After his debilitating stroke, his wife Edith fulfilled many of the presidential duties, so for a time the US has had a de facto woman president.
From Quiz: US Currency
Answer: 5
Four times on the front and once on the back.
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Answer: Civil War
The Indian penny was introduced in 1859 and had an Indian princess on it.
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Answer: A new order for the ages
Also at the base of the pyramid are the Roman numerals "MDCCLXXVI" which stand for "1776".
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Answer: April 2, 1792
Congress approved the Coinage Act, authorizing the first US Mint. Constructed in Philadelphia, the Mint's original coins were made of gold, silver, and copper.
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Answer: Monticello
Monticello was Jefferson's estate. Its most famous attribute is its dome. Jefferson, who designed the home himself, had a profound love of domes. His liking rubbed off on the architecture of the US Capitol Building as well.
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Answer: Salmon P. Chase
Chase was Lincoln's Secretary of Treasury. Also during the Civil War the government issued $5, $10, and $20 notes that became known as "greenbacks" because of the green ink used on the back. In 1863 Congress established the national banking system.
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Answer: all of these
The Lincoln Memorial is on the back of the penny, with a very small figure of Lincoln inside it. The Lincoln Memorial was designed by architect Henry Bacon.
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Answer: The Federal Reserve Banks
This is a holdover from when large currency bills were needed in transactions between banks. The advent of electronic banking has made these bills obsolete, but due to the way the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury interact, the $100,000 bill is still used.
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Answer: blue
It's a symbol of freedom as drawn during Jackson's time period.
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Answer: 1864
The Coinage Act also states that "In God We Trust" must be put on all currency issued by the U.S. Mint.
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Answer: The 13 colonies
The original 13 colonies were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina & Rhode Island.
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Answer: William McKinley
President William McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901. He was attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
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Answer: $100,000 bill
It featured Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. president) on the front. It was printed from December 18, 1934 through to January 9, 1935. It was used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and not circulated among the general public.
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Answer: Andrew Jackson
These notes were called "horse blanket" notes because they were so big that people joked they could be used to over the back of a horse.
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Answer: it was the 100th anniversary of his birth
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. His face was first printed on the penny in 1909.
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Answer: The United States of America 20 USA
It's an example of micro-printing, yet another security feature. You either need really good vision or a hand lens to see it.
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