Money & Its HistoryModern Money
Who Makes the Dollar
The Mint, the printing bureau and the Fed
A brand-new $20 bill lands in your wallet, fresh off the press. How much new money did it just create?
You'll find out
- Who prints bills and who strikes coins
- What a $20 bill costs to make
- Why new bills aren't new money
Why it matters
Knowing where cash comes from shows you where most money really lives: not in paper at all.
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