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U.S. paper money history
Horse blankets, fractional currency, certificates, MPCs, emergency notes, and the end of the gold window.
U.S. paper money history — horse blankets, fractional currency, certificates, emergency issues, MPCs, and how the gold window closed.
Paper families & formats
- Greenbacks to Federal Reserve notes (map)
- Horse blanket large-size notes
- Fractional currency
- Gold & silver certificates
- How to read seals, series, star notes
- What fiat money means (calm version)
War, military & special issues
- WWII Hawaii & North Africa emergency notes
- Military Payment Certificates (MPCs)
- When the U.S. prints money for other countries
Gold standard & 1971
- How the U.S. left the gold standard (Bretton Woods → Nixon)
- Why the U.S. lost gold in the 1960s (official conversions & France)
Certificates, stars, and older paper
- Gold certificates (orange seal)
- Star notes
- Confederate notes
- Obsolete / broken-bank notes
- Military payment certificates (MPCs)
Also: national bank notes.