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Subject: Re: [TMG] [Fwd: U.S. Currency...?]
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:32:04 EST
In a message dated 2/20/2003 1:04:19 AM Central Standard Time,
writes:
> By 1800, it was dollars. But it might be a trick question. Maybe the
> correct answer is COINS.
>
> The US Federal Government did not start printing paper currency until
> 1862. Paper money prior to that was issued by individual banks and the
> paper money was as good as the bank that issued it.
>
Thanks.
Teresa Ghee Elliott
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