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In the 1840s, telephone-book sized quarterly reports detailed the varied relative values in silver of paper money issued by different banks.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
For instance, investors would invest in Union government IOUs and with this money in the Treasury, the Union government printed paper money with nothing to back it but the promise of victory.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Even kids in elementary school now have their own debit cards, and plenty of today's children may never even handle paper money and coins.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
For instance, investors would invest in Union government IOUs and with this money in the Treasury, the Union government printed paper money with nothing to back it but the promise of victory.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Even kids in elementary school now have their own debit cards, and plenty of today's children may never even handle paper money and coins.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paper money
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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20money. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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