United States Currency

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1. What is the average life span of a $1 bill? 6 Months 18 Weeks 2 Years 18 Months

2. What is the average life span of the $50 and $100 bills? 9 Years 5 Years 36 Months 12 Years

3. What was the largest denominated note ever issued? $500 $500,000 $100,000 $10,000

4. When did Congress create the U.S. Mint? April 2, 1791 April 2, 1789 April 2, 1792 April 2, 1790

5. Who is pictured on the 1934 series $500 bill? Grover Cleveland Woodrow Wilson Thomas Jefferson William McKinley

6. Why do some coins have reeded edges? Easier to pick up Easier to identify Easier to stack Deter counterfeiting

7. How many coins does the U.S. Mint make each day? 65 million 15.5 million 52.5 million 142.5 million

8. What is the main metal used in making pennies? Steel Copper Zinc Bronze

9. About how long do coins last when they are in regular use? 50 Years 100 Years 75 Years 25 Years

10. Who is on the half-dollar coin? Eisenhower Kennedy Roosevelt McKinley