Facts about U.S. Money

    
 
  • The first paper currency issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury were Demand Notes Series 1861.
  • If you had 10 billion $1 billsand spent one every second of every day, it would take 317 years for you to go broke.
  • Average life of a bill:
     $ 1...............22 months
    $ 5 ................ 16 months
    $ 10................ 18 mo    nths
    $ 20 ............... 2 Years
    $ 50 ............... 5 Years
    $100 .............. 8.5 Years
  • Between the Fort Worth, Texas, and the Washington DC money printing facilities, approximately 18 tons of ink per day are used.

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