Beginning in 1775, leaders of the 11 colonies began issuing currency for the entire group. The first notes were authorized on ...

John Trumbull painted four of the eight paintings in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. His paintings Surrender of General Burgoyne ...

WASHINGTON, June 5. -- For some months past the Treasury has been changing the denominations of United States paper currency of every description in pursuance of a recommendation of Treasurer Roberts.

More than 400 lots, led by a $50 Republic of Texas note, were offered during the Fall U.S. Currency Obsolete Banknote Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions.

In the past, Money Digest has discussed how much it costs to manufacture U.S. currency, what it's really made from (hint: it's not paper), and why money is ... of all currently circulating bills in ...

806 AD: Paper Currency The first paper banknotes appeared ... but their worth had never been tied directly to gold. In the United States, the Gold Standard Act was officialy enacted in 1900 ...

Travelex, the world’s largest foreign currency exchange ... emerged with new owners while it decided to pull out of the US and France. Wazacz was then hired as its new chief executive in ...

Network News Screenshot from title page of World Liberty Financial's "Gold Paper," published this week ... 3.6% of the amount allocated to the public sale – not even enough to cover a reserve ...

Wampum, a type of shell bead, were used as currency ... for the US dollar being known as a buck - buckskin is a type of leather - a nickname that has been around for decades. Paper money is ...

The move will fuel speculation that a sale of its currency division is inevitable ... and around the world by following Sky News Its first paper money was produced for the government of Mauritius ...