Paper Money is used by most Americans everyday.

Let's Learn about paper money: How it's made, what it looks like and what each bill is worth.

​Paper Money

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Coins

What are the names of the coins we use?

Identify US COINS

Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

Cents

1/100th of a dollar. ¢

There are 6 different types of US COINS.

U.S Penny

Denomination: Penny

• 1/ 100th of a dollar

• 1 ¢

• $0.01

• 1 cent each.

• 100 pennies = $1.00

Penny Heads Traits

• Color: Copper

• Bust: Abraham Lincoln

• Edge: Smooth

Penny Tails Traits

• Legend : One Cent

  
  

• CIRCULATING

• Design: Shield with Banner

• Design: Lincoln Memorial

The US Nickel

Denomination: Nickel

• The nickel is the US coin worth 5 cents.

• 20 nickels make a $1.00.

Denomination: Nickel

• 5 ¢

• $0.05

• 5 cents

U.S Nickel HEADS

• Color- Silver

• Bust- Thomas Jefferson

• Motto: "In God We Trust"

• Legend: Liberty

• Edge: Smooth

U.S Nickel TAILS

• Design: Thomas Jefferson's house MONTICELLO

• Motto: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" 

• Legend: FIVE CENTS

• Legend: MONTICELLO

​There is a lot of information on a one-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "1" in all the corners.

• The words "One Dollar" at the bottom.

• The Large "ONE" on back of the dollar.​

​There is a lot of information on a five-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "5" or word "FIVE" in all the corners.

• The words "Five Dollars" at the bottom.

• The Large "Five" on front of the bill.​

​There is a lot of information on a ten-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "10" in all the corners.

• The words "Ten Dollars" at the bottom of the front and back.

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​There is a lot of information on a twenty-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "20" in all the corners.

• The words "Twenty Dollars" at the bottom of the front and back.

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​There is a lot of information on a Fifty-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "50" in all the corners.

• The words "Fifty Dollars" at the bottom of the front and back.

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​There is a lot of information on a one-hundred-dollar bill that will help you to identify it. See if you can find the following items in the picture.

• The number "100 in all the corners.

• The words "One Hundred Dollars" at the bottom of the front and back.

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