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Coins DIRECTORY
American coins come in 1-, 5-, 10- and
25-cent, as well as $1, denominations. Credit and Debit Cards
Each coin has a popular name: 1-cent American Express
coins are known as pennies, 5-cent coins Tel (800) 221-7282
as nickels, 10-cent coins as dimes, 25-cent (check replacement).
coins as quarters, and 1-dollar coins (and Tel (800) 528-4800
bills) as bucks. 25-cent coin (stolen credit cards).
(a quarter) ∑ americanexpress.com
Thomas Cook/MasterCard
Tel (800) 223-9920 (check
replacement and stolen
credit cards).
∑ thomascook.com
VISA
10-cent coin 5-cent coin 1-cent coin Tel (800) 227-6811
(a dime) (a nickel) (a penny) (check replacement).
Tel (800) 336-8472 (stolen
Bank Notes credit cards).
∑ visa.com
The units of currency in the United States are dollars and cents.
There are 100 cents to a dollar. Bank notes, or “bills,” come in $1, Money Transfers
$2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The $2 bills are rarely seen. Each
bank note features a different US President. Security features MoneyGram
include subtle color hues and improved color-shifting ink in the Tel (800) 666-3947 (US).
lower right hand corner of the face of each note. Tel 0800 833 833 (UK).
∑ moneygram.com
Western Union
Tel (800) 325-6000 (US).
Tel 0800 8971 8971 (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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