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Enter the Virtual Money Museum to learn about the story of money in the United States.
Paper Currency
Paper money has been in circulation since 1690.
Coins
Coins began circulation after the creation of the first mint in 1652.
Other Forms of Payment
The use of commodities as means of exchange persisted in some societies for hundreds of years after the invention of coinage.
Creation of Money
The Mint Act of 1792 gave Americans a coinage system uniquely their own and marked the beginning of the end of reliance on foreign metallic monies.
Banking Systems
The country has had many banking systems since the creation of the First Bank of the United States.
