Americana Program Doha, Qatar April 2010 yUS yPaper money yCoins Made by Bureau of Engggraving and Printing (U.S. Department of the Treasury) How long does paper money last? y Depends on denomination of note: y $1 bill ‐‐ 18 months y $5 bill ‐‐ two years y $10 bill‐‐ three years y $20 bill‐‐ four years y $50 and $100 bills‐‐ nine years. y Bills that get worn out from everyday use are taken out of circulation and repldlaced. Paper money – called a “bill” or “note”, or “buck”—

All same size and color.

Two ways to tell value: • Reading bill • Recognizing picture or portrait of famous American on bill y The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency in 1862 to make up for shortage of and to finance Civil War. Why? President on $1 bill: George Washington “ President on $2 dollar bill: Thomas Jefferson “Phony as a three dollar bill" , President on $5 bill: Abraham Lincoln y Alexander Hamilton

‐‐ one of most influential founding fathers ‐‐ was Secretary of the Treasury ‐‐ was not president ‐‐ was killed in a duel in 1804.

Face on $10 bill: Alexander Hamilton President on $20 bill: Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829---- March 4, 1837 President on $50 bill: Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869 -----March 4, 1877 Ben FkliFranklin ‐‐ elected to Second Continental Congress ‐‐ helped draft Declaration of Independence ‐‐ inventor Face on $100 bill: January 6, 1705 – April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin y usually made of copper and another element, such as zinc or nickel. y Our coins are minted at U.S. Department of Treasury —The United States Mint VIDEO:“ MINTING IN THE US “ [Click on the Realplayer icon below to view video.]

y Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jggPpaLyKk

coins_minting.flv For over two centuries, the penny s design has symbolized the spirit of the nation, from Liberty to Lincoln

“A penny for your thoughts” “I haven ' t got a penny to my name!” = 5 cents or: y Nickel phrases—” I’m worth more than you Penny!” y Design since 1938 featured profile of President Thomas Jefferson on obverse or front.

y From 1938 to 2003, JffJefferson’ s home of MillMonticello was featured on back, or reverse. y For 2004 and 2005 nickels: “Westward Journey series” commemorate bicentennials of Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition. In 2006, a new image of Jefferson facing forward was featured on the obverse

Monticello returned to the reverse.

Phrases with nickels: “Don't have two (2) nickels to rub together”

“Don't take any wooden nickels.” Dime phrases y “I may be smaller but I’m worth more than both the penny and the niklickel togethh!”er!” y “A dime a dozen” y “To niiklckel and dime someone ” 1) phrases‐ “I'm worth more than all of you other coins!” 2) A quarter dollar, commonly shortened to quarter, is a coin worth ¼ of a , or 25 cents. The quarter has been produced since 1796. 3) The first quarters, made in 1796, not only lacked Washington's picture, they also lacked a denomination. It was probably easy to tell a quarter from a dollar because a dollar had to weigh four times as much. 3) In 1999 United States Mint launched 10-year program to produce quarters depicting each of the 50 states.

5 were produced each year in the order the state joined the Union.

These State coins were only produced for 10 weeks each.

1 quarter = “2 bits”= 25¢ = 2 quarters = 5 dimes = 50¢ Sometimes called “four bits” y Dollar phrases: “I’m worth more than all the rest of the coins put together!” “dollar for dollar”, “You can bet your bottom dollar on something”, “buck(s)” y The dollar was one of the first silver coins made in the United States, back in 1794. The Susan B. Anthony coin is the first coin to feature a woman.

Remember: 1. Our purpose is to recognize and count US coins. 2. Our prices are totally unrealistic. You’d pay a LOT more for most items in a real store. 3. You won’t run out of money in our store. If you don’t have enough money, lltet us know and we’ll make sure you receive more so that you can continue shopping till everyygthing is gone. y One a penny, Two a penny, Three a penny, More, Four a penny, Five a penny, That's a nickel more. y Six a penny, Seven a ppy,enny, Eight a penny, More, Nine a penny, Ten a penny, That's a dime for the store! y A Penny Is One y A penny is one cent. (stamp your foot) A niklickel is five. (slap your thigh) A dime is ten cents. (clap your hands) A quarter twenty‐five. (snap fingers over your hhd)ead) How many cents have I on this try? y For example: Snap, stamp, stamp … would be 27 cents y The Dollar Song y (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians") y 10 little, 20 little, 30 little pennies. 40 little, 50 little, 60 little pennies. 70 little, 80 little, 90 little pennies. 100 pennies make a dollar! y 2 small, 4 small, 6 small nickels. 8 small, 10 small, 12 small nickels. 14 small, 16 small, 18 small nickels. 20 nickels make a dollar! y 1 tiny, 2 tiny, 3 tiny dimes. 4 tiny, 5 tiny, 6 tiny dimes. 7 tiny, 8 tiny, 9 tiny dimes. 10 dimes make a dollar! y 1 big, 2 big, 3 big quarters. 4 big, 4 big, 4 big quarters. 1 big, 2 big, 3 big quarters. 4 quarters make a dollar! 1. http://www.frbsf.org/publications/federalreserve/annual/1995/history.html 2. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774850.html 3. Bureau of Engraving and Printing U.S. Department of the Treasury http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/learning/interactivebill.htm y http://www.moneyfactory.gov/Good graphics of dollar bills y http: //www. factmonster.com /ip ka /A0774850.h tm l y http://www.usmint.gov/?flash=yes y http://www.usmint.gov/kids/cartoons/birthOfACoin/ y http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/ y http://www.moneyinstructor . com/play.asp y http://marshu.com/articles/presidents‐on‐us‐united‐states‐paper‐bills‐currency.php y http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/HAMILT.HTM y http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm y Americans for Common Cents, 2001, URL http://www.pennies.org/pennyfacts.html y The Official Red Book, "Guide to US Coins", 55th Edition 2002, St Martin's Press, Copyright 2001. y http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/25centCoin.cfm y http://www.atbquarters.gov/ y httpppgQ(://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_(United_States_coin) y http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/?action=designs_50sq y ttp://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/dollarCoin.cfm y http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin)#Designs http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems70.html