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Who Really Designed the American Dime?

(via Atlas Obscura) The dime is the smallest coin in U.S. circulation, so it takes a keen eye to see

(via Great Big Story) It’s no secret that most of the money you see in movies or music videos is

(via Popular Mechanics) It’s been just under a month since the Bank of England released the new £5 note. The

(via Popular Mechanics) The saying goes that history is written in stone, but history can also have a surprise or

The two-dollar bill has a shady past. The bills, affectionately called “Toms” (nicknamed for Thomas Jefferson’s image) were once associated

The nickel wasn’t always worth five cents. In 1865, the U.S. nickel was a three-cent coin. Before that, “nickel cents”