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If you had 10 billion $1 bills and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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Paper Money is referred to as a note.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 37 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $696 million.
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The motto "In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864. However, it was not until 1955 that a law was passed which stated that thereafter all new designs for coins and currency would bear that inscription.
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During the Civil War period, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was called upon to print paper notes in denominations of 3 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents. The reason for this is that people hoarded coins because of their intrinsic value which created a drastic shortage of circulating coins.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt placed the first order for a $500 Series E Savings Bond in a radio broadcast on April 30, 1941.
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95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation. 45% of the notes printed are $1 notes.
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Approximately 55 million people own savings bonds.
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Martha Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note. It appeared on the face of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1886 and 1891, and the back of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1896.
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The largest note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was the $100,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934. These notes were printed from December 18, 1934 through January 9, 1935.
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