1. The $10,000 bill is the highest denomination ever circulated by the Federal Government.
2. Mutilated dollar bills can be exchanged, as long as you still have more than 50% of the note.
3. The first U.S. coins were made in 1792.
4. The U.S. first issued paper currency in 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins.
5. The only woman to appear on a U.S. bank note is Martha Washington, on a $1 silver certificate.
6. Fractional currency was introduced by the United States Federal Government following the outbreak of the Civil war. The notes were issued in 3, 5, 10, 15, 25 and 50 cents denomination.
7. The first use of George Washington's portrait on the $1 note was on series 1869 United States note.
8. 94% of bills are contaminated with bacteria and 7% with dangerous pathogens.
9. The $1 note makes up about 45% of currency production.
10. "In God We Trust" was first used on coins during the Civil war and added to all coins in 1955.
11. The buffalo on a bison nickel once roamed the Bronx zoo.
Stay tuned for part two!
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