The history of money review: What made the world go ’round

“Fiat money,” reads one of many such panegyrics, “is the most significant innovation in money since the Lydians minted their ...
Jezebel

The very short, sad history of women on American money

The history of American currency is a little weird and filled with all sorts of fun facts. Like this one: Should the redesigned note become a reality, the Tubman Twenty will join a very, very short ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Presidential history: The vanishing penny – the evolution of US currency

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of many changes that American currency has undergone since 1792, when the ...
The New York Times

Making Sense of Dollars and Cents

Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...
Yahoo

These 10 Historical Figures Are on U.S. Money. Here’s When Harriet Tubman Will Join Them

American currency as we know it today has been in circulation since 1792. Founding Fathers, past presidents, and a selection of other notable historical figures appear on the country’s paper bills and ...