Spencer Clark is probably the most obscure American ever to appear on U.S. banknotes, and there are a surprising number of people (officially, 53) who've been featured on things like legal tender ...

Sound money—gold and silver—helped win the American Revolution and remains vital to liberty. Larry Reed and Money Metals ...

As we celebrate America’s independence, there is a lot of focus on the Founding Fathers. So, what did they think about paper ...

View entire American Currency Exhibit. Colonial Currency, Massachusetts, 12 Pence, 1776, Paper Money of the United States Page 218 states the image is courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of San ...

The history of American currency began in the Colonial era. Because England forbade the colonies from making coins, the early settlers used British pounds and Spanish dollars in commerce — the ...

American currency as we know it today has been in circulation since 1792. Founding Fathers, past presidents, and a selection of other notable historical figures appear on the country’s paper ...

The $100,000 bill is a fascinating piece of American currency history. While today, the largest bill you can find is the $100 ...

The first American paper money had hit the market in 1690. Metal coins never stayed in the 13 colonies long, flowing in a ceaseless stream to England and elsewhere, as payment for imported goods.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Changing the face of American currency. It's not an easy task, as KDKA Money Editor Jon Delano explains in this week's Money Minute.