On This Day in History

On This Day In History: The First American Paper Money

On this Day in history in February 3, 1690, the Massachusetts Bay Colony printed and released the first ever paper money in the Americas. Before that day all American settlers used silver coins for transactions.  These new bills were pounds, named after the pound sterling of Britain.  The British government had the idea to issue […]

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