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Most modern $2 bills have green Treasury seals, but an older note with a bright red seal is a collectible worth setting aside. Today’s Check Your Change find is the Series 1953 or 1963 $2 United … read more

A 1999 Lincoln penny may look completely ordinary from the front, but a tiny difference on the back can identify a scarce variety worth considerably more than one cent. Today’s Check Your Change … read more

Check Your Change: The 2004-D Wisconsin “Extra Leaf” Quarter Most 2004 Wisconsin quarters are worth 25 cents, but two unusual Denver Mint varieties can be worth considerably more. Today&rs … read more

Germany’s 1924 100-trillion-mark banknote carried an extraordinary face value of 100,000,000,000,000 marks. The note reads Hundert Billionen Mark because the German word Billion corresponds to & … read more

During World War II, nickel became an important material for military production. Beginning in 1942, the U.S. Mint changed the five-cent coin’s composition to an alloy containing 35% silver. The … read more