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Track your dollar bills with Wheres George a.k.a. the Currency Tracking Project to see where your money has been & where it goes after leaving your wallet!

Are there spiders on your dollar bills? And what's up with up with that pyramid and the eyeball? Learn about these and other secrets on dollar bills here!

US Money Secrets - symbols on US paper currency, 6 things that must appear on every US coin, what the olive branch & arrows mean, what E Pluribus Unum means, how to tell which US Mint facility made a coin.

The new $100 bill due out in 2011 will have more than just a few design changes. The new bill will have a ton of new security features that will make this one of the most technologically advanced pieces of money ever printed.

A Ronald Reagan coin will likely be available in 2016. A U.S. Congressman has also proposed that Reagan appear on the $50 bill - replacing Ulysses S. Grant.

Why don't we use dollar coins instead of dollar bills? The U.S. Mint has been trying for decades to get Americans to grow fond of using the dollar coin for everyday purchases. After all, coins last longer than paper money -- by many decades. Also, coins are easy to recycle. Dollar coins are also easier to use with vending machines. Do you use dollar coins? Or do you save them?