Wow! Worth more than it's weight in GOLD!
If George Washington were alive today, he would be angry to see his likeness being used on counterfeit currency. There are trillions of dollars of US currency of all denominations in circulation today, bearing the portraits of various dead presidents. They are all counterfeit.
The real money of the United States, as established by the Constitution was gold and silver coins. By this time we had also printed paper currency that was “demand” money. In other words, these were certificates that certified that, for instance in the case of the $20 bill, “This certifies that there have been deposited in the Treasury of the United States of America $20 in Gold Coin Payable to the Bearer of Demand.” So the paper “demand” money was as “good as gold.”
Today's money isn't backed by anything and everytime the government prints more money (The just recently printed 1.2 trillion dollars) your money becomes worth less.
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