Explore what currency is, its significance in global trade, various types, and its relationship with money. Learn about traditional and virtual currencies.

Most Americans wouldn’t recognize some of the earliest U.S. currency that the country’s citizens used (or, in many cases, avoided because it was considered worthless paper). Here’s a selection from ...

As the United States retires the penny, it should also reexamine larger cash denominations. The nickel is an obvious ...

Researchers have uncovered previously unknown money-printing innovations developed by Benjamin Franklin, and one of them told Newsweek which one of those innovations served a double purpose. Franklin, ...

A new study merges physics with archival documents to figure out how the Founding Father’s printing network made distinct paper currency. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 18, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the ...

Citizens in Fiji will begin to see circulation of new polymer notes that feature updated security features among the changes.

Three years ago, Appleton Paper Co. decided to make money. An excellent pursuit for a company, you would think. But as with all businesses, not so easy as it sounds. The money in question is U.S.

A papermaker in Massachusetts named Zenas Marshall Crane is traditionally credited with being the first to include tiny fibers in the paper pulp used to print currency in 1844. But scientists at the ...

Though perhaps better known for its newspapers and almanacs, Benjamin Franklin’s printing business also churned out paper money to support the colonial economy. Now, scientists are confirming some of ...