Paula had her first panic attack six months ago. She was in her office preparing for an important work presentation when, suddenly, she felt an intense wave of fear. Then the room started spinning and she felt like she was going to throw up.
There is about $1.2 trillion dollars of U.S. currency in circulation. The Federal Reserve Banks distribute new currency for the U.S. Treasury Department, which prints it.
Travels. With about $892 billion in circulation, you can imagine that the other $20 bills and I do a lot of traveling. According to Where's George, $1 Serial # D77------L Series 1995 traveled 1,191 miles in one year, 156 days, 5 hours 27 minutes, an average of 2.3 net miles per day.Just imagine the things that dollar saw.s a rule, my cousins the $1, $5 and $10 bills last between 1.3 and 1.8 years as they are used more and perhaps not cared for as much. When we become worn from so much use, the Federal Reserve takes us out of circulation, replacing us with brand new bills and the circle of life continues.