What Happens When Currency Gets Destroyed in a Natural Disaster?
Natural disasters are becoming more prominent around the United States – and the world. Climate change is causing hotter and more destructive fires in the West, hurricanes and floods in the South, and everything in between. These terrible disasters can affect every...
Foreign Coins Minted in the U.S. During WWII
There are three active mints within the United States (San Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia). Each of these mints are responsible for the creation of coins that are in circulation within the U.S. Not as well known is the fact that during World War II (WWII) the...
Whatever Happened to the $2 Bill?
When people think about cash currency in the United States they most often think of the most popular denominations: $1, $5, $10, $20, and maybe, wistfully, $100. Hardly anyone these days thinks of or remembers the $2 bill. Most people think $2 bills are a thing of the...
Top Countries That Count on Cash
While credit card companies are pushing for a move to a cashless society, that situation is clearly not taking hold in many parts of the world. While there has been a rise in cashless payments, especially since the global COVID-19 pandemic, cash is still heavily...
