Currency

Page Updated June 2022 .

American Currency Exhibit  Watch history come alive as you step back in time and learn how our country's rich history is closely tied with our currency. Discover the role the Federal Reserve has played--and continues to play--in that history.

Bureau of Printing and Engraving  Lots of information about currency.

Currency Converter  Currency converter is updated daily.

FDIC Learning Bank  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's kid's site tells you the who, what, when, where and why about this agency - with a little help from Carmen Cents!

H.I.P. Pocket Change  Explores the history of coins. You can learn how to start a coin collection, travel back through history using coins as a guide, or design a future coin. Suggested activities.

Money in North America  Find out how wampum turned from a simplistic monetary system to the modern-day complex banking system.

The Origins of Money  This link tells you about the primitive forms of money, Greek coinage, and other information about how the monetary system came about.