A: Folklore is, according to Alan Dundes, all of these things and more, besides: Myths, legends, folktales, jokes, proverbs, riddles, chants, charms, blessings, curses, oaths, insults, retorts, taunts, teases, toasts, tongue-twisters, and greeting and leave-taking formulas (e.g., See you later, alligator).
by Colleen Dumas. Paper money was made by the Tang Dynasty in China in 740 B.C. They made the paper money as an offshoot of the invention of block printing. Block printing is like stamping. Some people used the process for quilts, but the government made ready use of it in printing money. They made paper money because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry. Before the Tang invention there were many other ways to buy things.
Department of Treasury, and the first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton. The Department of Treasury was responsible for overseeing the production of coins and currency notes. Congress established two agencies to manufacture the currency: The United States Mint and The Bureau of Engraving and Printing. x The United States Mint â The Coinage Act of 1792 created the United States Mint. It is the federal agency responsible for the production and distribution of coins. Today, coins are made of copper, nickel, and an alloy, however, in the past the Mint produced gold and silver coins.