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Our Money

The Face of U.S. Currency Counterfeit Protection U.S. Currency - The Redesigned Currency, via the U.S. Treasury The History of Money

After investigating the above topics, answer the review questions.

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Note

Although money takes many different forms, this unit primarily examines currency issued by the U.S. government. Of the over $400 billion issued by the U.S. government currently in circulation, about 95 percent is in the form of Federal Reserve notes and the remainder is coin.