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• What is special about the notes of the 1954 series?
• Who prints our bank notes?
• What boat appears on the back of the 1969 $1 bill?
• What is the origin of the dollar sign?
• Where does the word "dollar" come from?
• Is there an American flag on the top of the Peace Tower on the $5 note in the 1986 series?
• What is a "shinplaster?"
• What’s so special about the U.S. 1943 penny?
• Have we ever had any unusual note denominations?
• Where does the term "buck" come from?
• What is a gas token?
• Who is on our bank notes?

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