 Where Have I Been?
 - Helps people track where their Canadian or U.S. dollars go after they've spent them.- 50 State Quarters Program
- A ten-year program in which a series of five quarter dollars with new reverses will be issued annually from 1999 through 2008.
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing: The Currency
- Includes information about the various series of 5, 10, 20, and 50 dollar notes.
- Department of Treasury@
- Formulates economic, fiscal and tax policies, enforces the law, protects the President and other officials, and manufactures currency. Find sites such as the IRS, U.S. Mint, ATF, and the Office of Inspector General.
- Fact Sheet: Currency and Coin
- Facts about currency and coin from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Includes the histories of the phrase "In God We Trust," Denver Mint, Lincoln cent, and the manufacturing process for coins.
- Fundamental Facts About U.S. Money
- Includes facts on circulated and defunct paper and coin currency, how to spot counterfeits, how damaged money is disposed, and more. From the FRB Atlanta.
- Golden Dollar Coin (4)
- Find information on the Golden Dollar Coin, its historical significance, and its design.
- H.I.P. Pocket Change
- U.S. Mint site for kids presents U.S. history through coins and coin collecting. Features games and cartoons, coin news, and time machine adventures.
- HowStuffWorks: How the New $20 Bill Works
- Explains the design elements and security features of the $20 bill released into circulation in October 2003.
- Interactive $50 Bill
- Provides a virtual tour of the design and security features of the new $50 bill including the security thread, colour-shifting ink, and the watermark.
- Money: What It Is, How It Works
- Articles on understanding money and the U.S. monetary system, Federal Reserve, monetary economics, banking, and investing.
- New Color of Money, The
- Information about the U.S. currency redesign beginning in 2003, including pictures and interactive looks at the new bills. From the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- NOVA: Secrets of Making Money
- Take an up-close look at the anatomy of the 1996 $100 bill, learn about the history of money, and see if you can tell what's wrong with example counterfeit bills.
- Stuff That People Write on Money
- Online collection of U.S. bills that have served as spare writing pads, ominous warnings, political jibes, and cryptic notes.
- Where's George?
- Track and locate U.S. dollar bills across the country. Enter the serial number and a zip code to find out where your dollar bill has been.
- Wikipedia: U.S. Fifty Dollar Bill
- User-created article on the fifty dollar bill and its recent redesign. Includes large and small size note histories as well as references and links.
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