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Coins DIRECTORY
US coins come in $1, 50-, 25-, 10-, 5-, and
1-cent pieces. Each coin has a popu lar name: American Express
1-cent coins are pennies, 5-cent coins are Tel (800) 327-1267 or
nickels, 10-cent coins are dimes, and 25-cent (800) 528-4800.
coins are quarters. State quarters are in Diner’s Club
circulation, as are goldtone Sacagawea dollars. Tel (800) 234-6377.
The Susan B. Anthony and Eisenhower dol lars
are uncommon, as is the John F. Kennedy 25-cent coin (a quarter) Discover Card
50-cent coin, which is now a collector’s item. Tel (800) 347-2683.
MasterCard
Tel (800) 627-8372.
Thomas Cook/MasterCard
UK
Tel (800) 223-7373.
VISA
10-cent coin 5-cent coin (a nickel) 1-cent coin (a penny) Tel (800) 227-6811 (check
(a dime) replacement), (800) 847-2911
Banknotes (stolen cards).
US bank notes come in denominations of Wells Fargo
$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, but the Anchorage Tel 265-2523.
$2 bill is rare. Paper bills were first issued in Fairbanks Tel 459-4300.
1862 to finance the Civil War, when metal for Juneau Tel 586-3324.
coins was in short supply. The size and design ∑ wellsfargo.com
of the notes was decided in 1929, and in the
1990s, the artwork for all but the $1 bill was Western Union
1-dollar coin (a buck)
re-engraved with anti-counterfeit markings. Tel (800) 225-5227 (wiring
money US), (800) 833833
(wiring money UK).
∑ westernunion.com

1-dollar bill ($1)

5-dollar bill ($5)

10-dollar bill ($10)

20-dollar bill ($20)

50-dollar bill ($50)

100-dollar bill ($100)

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