August 24, 2006 - Money Trivia

Tonight's Trivia Question concerns something that concerns all of us - money!

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 35 million notes a day with a face value of appoximately $635 million. 95% of the notes printed are used to replace motes already in circulation. Of all the notes printed, One Dollar Bills make up about 45% of currency production.


TRIVIA QUESTION:

What is the average life span of a One Dollar Bill?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

According to the Federal Reserve Bank, the life span of a $1 Federal Reserve Note is 22 months.

The average life of all Federal Reserve Notes depends on its denomination:

$1 - 22 months
$5 - 24 months
$10 - 18 months
$20 - 24 months
$50 - 55 months
$100 - 60 months

For lot's more information on our money, go to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing web site at: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/


xxxxxxxxxxx Check-In's for Tonight xxxxxxxxxx

Here's the list of check-ins to tonight's net along with their answers for the trivia question:

• WB6A Pat - 5 years
• WB6ATV Ron - 1-1/2 years
• KE6CZH Robert - 10 years
• KG6DBL Bill - 1-1/2 years
• K6FCC Khalil - 23 months (so close!)
• KD6JEV John - 18 months
• N6KAS Andy - 13 years
• KG6KTC Leon - 1 year
• NY6L Jay - 5 years
• K6LMN Roger - 5 years
• KG6MZU Walt - (no answer)
• W6NVY Gary - 1 year
• KG6NWJ Barry - 2 years
• KD6OBM Jason - 12 years
• KF6PIH Scott - 6 years
• K6QVZ Joe - 5 years
• KG6RDA Sidney - 6 months
• AD6UP Louie - 22 months*
• KF6YBM Henry - 5 years
• KF6ZQM Harry - 6 months
• N6ZZK Ted - 6 months
• KG6STN Jeff - 1-1/2 years
• AC6AJ Lee - 10 months
• KI6AMN Keith - 6 years
• N6OEC Phil - 3 months
• KG6LFN Douglas - 6 months
• KI6DGB Carl - 1 year
  

* Congrats to Louie, AD6UP, who got the answer right. (Using Google, there, Louie???)

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