The Volume of U.S. Currency Which Was Fraudulent During the U.S. Civil War, the Reason the U.S. Public Was Initially Resistant to Paper Currency During the 18th Century and 19th Century, the Currency Preferred by the U.S. Public During the 18th Century and 19th Century, the Reason Coins Are More Difficult Than Paper Currency to Fraudulently Replicate, and the Reason Paper Currency Replaced the Majority of Coin Currency During the 20th Century

During the Civil War era, it was estimated that over 33% of the money within circulation in the US was counterfeit. The American public did not like the introduction of paper money because they didn't feel they could trust it as much. The public preferred metal coins which were made of silver and had an inherent value aside from what was stamped into them. Coins are harder to fake than paper currency because coins can be weighed and if the weight is off, it's obviously a replica. Eventually as i...

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