It is important to learn about U.S. Currency - after all, you will use money every time you buy something. You will need to know how much money to give the sales clerk and how much 'change' you can expect if you give the clerk more money than the item's value.

To see pictures of United States coins, click on

http://www.frbatlanta.org/frbatlanta/invoke.cfm?objectid=83FD4A4C-9AF0-11D5-898400508BB89A83&method=display_body

To find out what United States president in on the front of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $100 bills, go to

http://www.frbatlanta.org/frbatlanta/invoke.cfm?objectid=83FD4A31-9AF0-11D5-898400508BB89A83&method=display_body

This will also show you what is pictured on the back of the bills.                   

To learn more about United States coins, go to the United States Mint's web page at
http://www.usmint.gov/index.cfm?flash=yes

Here you can

• Find information on special coins issued by the U.S. Mint, such as the 50 state quarters and the Golden Dollar
  
  
• Learn about coins and coin collecting
  
  
• Learn about American history on the kids page
  

This project is a partnership of the Virginia Department of
Education, James Madison University and the Workforce Improvement Network
For more information about this project, contact Pamela Brown

Last Updated On Wednesday April 24, 2002 11:57 AM