Fake denominations of United States currency have been created by individuals as practical jokes, by money artists such as J. S. G. Boggs, or as genuine attempts at counterfeiting. An office cubicle with all the contents covered in aluminum foil. ... James Stephen George (J.S.G.) Boggs is an American artist best known for his hand-drawn, one-sided copies of US banknotes. ... For other uses, see Counterfeit (disambiguation). ...

Before the passage of the National Banking Act of 1863, individual banks in the United States were permitted to issue their own currency. Many banks did so, resulting in a proliferation of banknotes of various denominations, and the need for merchants to have books explaining the characteristics of various notes. The National Bank Act (ch. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

$3

Various $3 bills have been released, generally poking fun at politicians or celebrities such as Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, or Hillary Clinton. Nixon redirects here. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York, and is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. ...

In the 1960s, Mad magazine printed a three-dollar bill. This was not counterfeiting, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation complained to the magazine's editors, because people were cutting the bill out of the magazine in Las Vegas, Nevada and successfully using it to obtain change in bill changers.^{[citation needed]} On the bill, which had a portrait of Alfred E. Neuman, a line read: "This is not legal tender—nor will tenderizer help it."^[1] The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... For other persons named Neumann, see Neumann (disambiguation). ... A meat tenderizer on a wooden cutting board. ...

Prior to the creation of the Federal Reserve System, individual banks offered their own currencies. The faces on the various currencies were standardized across the country, but designs varied per bank. Several banks issued three dollar bills, with the face of Santa Claus gracing the front of the note. Such banks included Howard Banking Company of Boston, the Central Bank of Troy, the Pittsfield Bank and the White Mountain Bank, and perhaps coincidentally, the St. Nicholas Bank of Manhattan.^[2] The Fed redirects here. ...

$6

Shortly after the Lewinsky scandal, parody $6 bills (or "sex" dollars) appeared in the market. They can still be found for sale.^[3] The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a political-sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. ...

$200

In 2001, a man bought a sundae at a Danville, Kentucky Dairy Queen with a $200 bill featuring President George W. Bush and received $197.88 in change.^[4] In September 2003, a North Carolina man named Travis Martin used a $200 bill at a Food Lion to purchase $150 in groceries; the cashier accepted the fake bill and presented Martin with $50 in change.^[4] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Danville is a city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Dairy Queen, abbreviated to DQ, is a global chain of ice-cream and fast-food restaurants. ... USD redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... For other uses, see September (disambiguation). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Food Lion LLC is an American grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina that operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states under the Food Lion, Harveys, Bloom, Bottom Dollar, and Reids nameplates. ...

$1,000,000

Many businesses print million dollar bills. They're sold as novelties, and they do not assert that they are legal tender; the Federal Reserve has declared them legal to print or own as long as they are not used fraudulently, and does not consider them counterfeit because no genuine million dollar bill exists or ever has existed.

In March 2004, Alice Regina Pike attempted to use a $1,000,000 bill with a picture of the Statue of Liberty on the front to purchase $1671.55 in goods from a Wal-Mart in Covington, Georgia, for which she was arrested.^[5] For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Covington is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. ...

In November 2007, Alexander D. Smith tried to open a bank account in Aiken County, South Carolina by depositing a $1,000,000 bill. The bank employee refused to deposit the bill and called the police. Smith was immediately arrested on a charge of forgery.^[6] For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Aiken County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83...

The Libertarian Party makes an annual tradition of handing out informational fliers made to look like $1,000,000 bills on April 15th to draw attention to its anti-income tax platform. The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on December 11, 1971. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income...

Though not meant to be used as actual legal tender, Christian evangelist Ray Comfort's ministry, Living Waters Publications, produces a fake $1,000,000 bill featuring Grover Cleveland, which is in reality a Christian gospel tract. It appears to be based on the series 2004 $20 bill, with the gospel message around the back, and also includes some of their Web site addresses on the bill with the statement "This is NOT legal tender for all debts, public and private." For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Look up evangelist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ray Comfort (born December 5, 1949) is a New Zealand-born minister and evangelist. ... Living Waters Publications is a Christian evangelism ministry headquarted in Bellflower, California. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837–June 24, 1908), was the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of United States currency. ...

After someone attempted to deposit one of the fake bills in North Carolina, the Secret Service raided The Great News Network, a sister ministry to LWP based in Denton, Texas, on June 2, 2006. The USSS told workers at GNN they would locate and seize all of the million dollar bills at LWP's Bellflower, California headquarters. Comfort has been advised by his lawyers to refuse such an action, and no warrants yet appear to have been issued for the tracts.^[7][8] However, in a precautionary move LWP also produced an enlarged "Secret Service version".^[9] Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... The Great News Network is a Christian ministry based in Denton, Texas, and founded by Christian businessman Darrel Rundus in late 2003. ... Motto: North of Ordinary Location within the state of Texas County Denton County Government  - Mayor Perry McNeill Area  - City 161. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: The Friendly City Growing Together Location of Bellflower in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Scott Larsen  - Mayor Pro Tem Dorothy King  - City Council Ray Smith Raymond Dunton Randy Bomgaars Area  - City 15. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

$1,329,063

The Mad Magazine Game features a $1,329,063 bill that serves as an Old Maid in the game, in which the players compete to lose all their money. The bill features a portrait of Alfred E. Neuman. The Mad Magazine Game was a boardgame produced by Parker Brothers in 1979. ... Old Maid is a card game for two or more players, closely related to Chase the Ace. ... For other persons named Neumann, see Neumann (disambiguation). ...

$1,000,000,000

In July 2006, Comfort's ministry developed and began printing a similar $1,000,000,000 bill (one billion USD). Its color scheme more closely resembles the series 2004A $10 bill, although the background resembles the series 2004 $20 bill (like their "million-dollar bill"). The tract contains a similar gospel message and features to the million-dollar tract, but the picture is instead that of 19th century British evangelist Charles Spurgeon, whose portrait obscures the last two zeros on the upper-left corner of the "bill".^[10] There have yet to be any repercussions from the Secret Service regarding this new tract. Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... Obverse of the current $10 bill, which entered circulation March 2, 2006 Reverse of the current $10 bill The United States ten-dollar bill ($10) is a denomination of United States currency. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spurgeon in his late twenties. ...

In March 2006, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Secret Service seized 250 counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, each bearing a denomination of $1,000,000,000 (one billion USD) from a West Hollywood apartment.^[11] The suspect had previously been arrested on federal charges for attempting to smuggle more than $37,000 in currency into the U.S. following a trip to Korea in 2002. March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ... Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest and primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nations border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security. ... USSS redirects here. ... Nickname: WeHo Location of Los Angeles County in California and West Hollywood within Los Angeles County Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1984  - City Council John Heilman (mayor) Sal Guarriello John J. Duran Abbe Land Jeffrey Prang Area    - City  1. ... This article is about the Korean civilization. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

$8,000,000,000,000

An $8,000,000,000,000 (eight trillion USD) "Federal Deficit Note" was designed in 2005 by Alexander S. Peak to acknowledge what was at that time the United States public debt. The history of the United States national debt, relative to gross domestic product, since 1791. ...

The president at that time, George W. Bush, appears in the center of the bill. Over the seal on the right-hand side of the bill appears the word BROKE. In place of the usual claim that a given bill is legal tender, this bill reads, "This note represents the legal tender stolen from you, the American people, and now constitutes the current federal debt, which increases every fiscal year." George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

In pop culture

In the film Superbad, a character has a daydream in which he buys liquor with an $80 bill. The Simpsons episode "The Trouble with Trillions" featured a one trillion dollar bill intended for reconstruction of post-war Europe. Superbad, the 1997 creation of web designer Ben Benjamin, is an artistic work that was produced using the tools and methods of web design. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Trouble with Trillions is the 20th episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons. ...

TWE dollars

In the 1970s, a fake bill dispensed in gumball machines had a denomination of "TWE DOLLARS". Much of the artwork was duplicated from the real twenty-dollar bill, including the portrait of Andrew Jackson, but the name "Jefferson" was printed under Jackson's picture. The country's name was printed as "The Untied States of Anemia." The "twe-dollar bill" has 3s in the corners. For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Confusion over the (genuine) $2 bill

Face of the Series 1995 $2 bill Back of the Series 1995 $2 bill The United States two-dollar bill ($2) is a current denomination of U.S. currency. ...

References

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External links

• Fake $200 bill
• Fake Million Dollar Bill
• Fake Billion Dollar Bills