Ask around and most people will tell you the $2 bill was discontinued decades ago — a relic you'd only find in a grandparent's dresser drawer. What's the truth about America's most misunderstood banknote? It was officially retired in 1966 It's still printed, with more than a billion in circulation It's only printed for collectors, not for spending It's legal tender only in the state where it was issued None By the end of the Civil War, America's cash had a staggering problem: by some Treasury estimates, roughly one-third of all the currency in circulation was fake. To fight back, the government created a brand-new agency in 1865. Which one? The Federal Bureau of Investigation The U.S. Marshals Service The Secret Service The Internal Revenue Service None In June 2021, a single American coin crossed the auction block at Sotheby's and became the most expensive coin ever sold. It was a 1933 Double Eagle — a $20 gold piece that was never supposed to exist in private hands. What did it fetch? $2.1 million $7.6 million $18.9 million $52 million None "In God We Trust" is on every coin in your pocket today — but it had to start somewhere. During the Civil War, the motto made its very first appearance on a single, oddball denomination. Which coin carried it first? The silver dollar The two-cent piece The Indian Head penny The half dime None Run your thumbnail along the edge of a quarter and you'll feel dozens of tiny grooves — 119 of them, to be exact. Pennies and nickels are smooth. Those ridges aren't decoration. Why were they put there in the first place? To help blind Americans tell coins apart To stop people from shaving silver off the edges To make coins easier to grip with gloves To keep coins from sliding out of vending machines None Stumper. In 1943, American kids across the country noticed something impossible: brand-new pennies were sticking to magnets. The Mint had quietly changed the recipe for one year only. What were 1943 pennies made of? Zinc-coated steel Nickel and tin Melted-down Confederate cannonballs Aluminum None Time's up
