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The Fed and Treasury Dept. have different money printing roles. The Fed is said to print money when it increases the money supply. The Treasury prints actual currency.
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Field Trip to the Money Factory
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U.S. town prints its own wooden money in move to revive local economy sickened by COVID-19
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Steel Cents, Silver Nickels, and Invasion Notes: US Money in World War II, The National WWII Museum
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Fiscal Policy
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Applied Sciences, Free Full-Text
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How the U.S. Treasury Prints Dollar Bills - The New York Times
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Lessons from the Fed's $3 trillion money printing
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What caused hyperinflation in Venezuela: a rare blend of public ineptitude and private enterprise
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Yellen honors pioneers as U.S. prints first banknotes with women's signatures
Why Does the US Continue to Print Money When Cash Is No Longer King?