Comments on: 50 Fun Facts About Cold Hard Cash

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:00:27 +0000

It’s a huge conspiracy!

By: charles lombardo

charles lombardo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:40:17 +0000

XXXXX I SEE THE PERSON BEFORE ME ASKED A QUESTION IN MAY OF 08 I DUN SEE A RESPONSE. DO WE EVER GET AN ANSWER???
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By: charles lombardo

charles lombardo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:18:07 +0000

can i get some sort of info on how some bills have little known information like 4 cars on a ten spot, a friend of mine is trying to tell me that there is an owl on backside of a dollar, upper right? names of states on a twenty, etc.thank you for reply

By: Melissa Handley

Melissa Handley — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:27:29 +0000

Can you alter a dollar bill, like putting a picture of someone elses face on it for fun? Is that illegal or is it okay to do? I know you can stretch a penny but we didn’t know if you could alter a real dollar bill. Please let me know.

By: All of your mistakes are belong to us.....

All of your mistakes are belong to us..... — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:45:48 +0000

Mint dynastic??? Is that some sort of l33t code for Ming Dynasty?

By: Jim Waterman

Jim Waterman — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:44:30 +0000

Can you give my the 12 divisions where the one dollar bill are printed, as in
1 (A) would be Boston and 2 (B) would be New York? I’d appreiate it very much.
Thanks!
-Jim

By: sir admmore chikuza

sir admmore chikuza — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:49:48 +0000

why did all the coins came in one shape?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:55:11 +0000

In addition to the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco mints, there were also coins, namely the Morgan Silver Dollar, minted in Carson City, Nevada (mint mark CC) and New Orleans (mint mark O)

By: Drewson

Drewson — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:16:14 +0000

Paper is poverty

By: jane

jane — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:30:12 +0000

More to the aside on the Secret Service. They were signed into law by Abraham Lincon on the day he was shot.

By: RacerX

RacerX — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:01:33 +0000

My other favorite one is Jefferson making the break with the British and going with a decimalsystem instead of a fractional one. it took the UK nearly 200 years to catch up.

Also that you could (at one time) tell the value of a bag of coins (without pennies and nickles) due to weight!

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:23:18 +0000

A couple of interested facts that you omitted are – the relationship between dollar and gold and gold confiscation in 1933.

By: Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:44:08 +0000

“In God We Trust” was first put on coins in the Civil War but didn’t make it onto all coins until 1955.

Okay, I give up…what coin was “In God We Trust” added to in 1955?

By: Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:14:57 +0000

Except for the WWII non-nickel nickels, the Philadelphia Mint did not put a “P” on coins until 1968. It still does not put a “P” on pennies. There were no other Mints until 1838, so there was no need to put a “P” on coins since it was obvious where the coin was produced.

Historically, mint marks were used for quality control – if a coin did not meet standards – like if it didn’t have enough silver or gold – the source could be identified and the responsible person dealt with.