Read more US currency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12711/us-currency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:18:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina has been allowed to get away with its outrageous currency policy for far too long and it's time the world did something about it, writes Paul Krugman. The nation has been keeping its currency effectively pegged to the dollar, and this policy will result in even greater trade imbalances...http://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 5:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American dollar is dropping against the yen and euro amid reports that the Gulf states are planning to replace use of the greenback in oil trading in favor of a basket of mixed currencies. The Arab states are in advanced discussions with China, Russia, Japan and France to end...http://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 1:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50221/now-100-lincoln-penny-was-first-with-heads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Honest Abe's 200th birthday approaches, his likeness in our pockets is often disregarded. But the 100-year-old Lincoln penny is actually an American artistic milestone: Its debut marked the first appearance of a real person on a US coin, the New York Times reports. After the nation’s birth, putting a...http://www.newser.com/story/50221/now-100-lincoln-penny-was-first-with-heads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46399/feds-todays-counterfeiters-are-poor-copies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSecret Service agents are waxing nostalgic for counterfeiters of old, the Kansas City Star reports. The printers who once produced 20s, 50s, and 100s good enough to fool experts have been replaced by home office crooks who reproduce small bills on ink-jet printers. "It’s a lost art," says special agent...http://www.newser.com/story/46399/feds-todays-counterfeiters-are-poor-copies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 8:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44697/dollars-long-rally-likely-to-stall-in-2009.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe once moribund dollar has soared 20% against foreign currencies since July, one of the few bright spots in a grim financial landscape. The dollar traded against the euro at $1.28 this morning, down from a high of over $1.60 this summer. But the dollar's rally is expected...http://www.newser.com/story/44697/dollars-long-rally-likely-to-stall-in-2009.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 5:28:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33619/buried-treasure-riddle-stumps-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt was found in a suitcase in an alfalfa field. It was in a tree. A treasure map led to a coffin full of money. Customs broker Franz Felhaber has been giving different stories about how he came to have up to $20 million in decomposing dollars for years, the...http://www.newser.com/story/33619/buried-treasure-riddle-stumps-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 8:45:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31533/first-braille-coin-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Mint unveiled the first coin bearing readable Braille letters yesterday. The silver dollar features the letters "Brl," code for Braille, and honors the 200th birthday of the eponymous creator of the alphabet for the blind, the AP reports. "This is going to put Braille in front of people...http://www.newser.com/story/31533/first-braille-coin-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21480/new-5-bill-debuts-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHonest Abe may've been a bit pasty and gaunt, but the public can now see him in a more vivid hue: The redesigned $5 bill, complete with splashes of purple designed to thwart pesky counterfeiters, is being released today. Lincoln keeps his place on the front, and his memorial on...http://www.newser.com/story/21480/new-5-bill-debuts-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Mar 2008 11:45:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20404/paulson-wants-to-toss-pennies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHenry Paulson sees little point in pennies and would stop their production if he could, the AP reports. “The penny is worth less than any other currency,” the Treasury Secretary said today in a radio interview. But a sea change in change isn't imminent: Paulson says he has bigger challenges...http://www.newser.com/story/20404/paulson-wants-to-toss-pennies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Feb 2008 16:15:00 CST