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U.S. Government Resources

• United States Secret Service: Know Your Money

  http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml

  helps you detect counterfeit currency and guard against forgery loss

• US Bureau of Engraving and Printing

  http://www.moneyfactory.gov/

  The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing: note news, anti-counterfeiting, money facts, shredded & mutilated, and resource for collectors.

• Bank of England Banknotes

  http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/index.htm

  current banknotes, security features, and more

Federal Reserve Resources

• Fun Facts about Money

  http://www.frbsf.org/federalreserve/money/funfacts.html

  counterfeit, history, and printing

• Electronic Money

  http://www.chicagofed.org/publications/electronicmoney/electronicmoney.pdf

  EFT and electronic banking explained

• Money Matters

  http://www.chicagofed.org/consumer_information/moneymatters.pdf

  National currency issues explained: relationships between currency and gold, money and the Constitution, money and the Federal Reserve, U.S. Mint, national banks, and more.

Other Resources

• Interactive Notes

  http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/flash/interactivebill/10_InteractiveNote.html

  Know the security features of the newly issued notes.

• Money Origami

  http://members.cox.net/crandall11/money/index.html

  Wanna try something new? This is the page of different uses of money for fun.