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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 10376, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Paperback Money</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Chrysta mentioned teaching British Literature.&nbsp; I was able to get a few authors on world banknotes just from the Bulk Collector Lots people sell in the classifieds and from the common 3-rings at coin shows.&nbsp; I doubt that I paid as much as $5 for any of these and most were 25cents to 50cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles Dickens on a 10-pound note will run you under $20 US.&nbsp; So, there are some exceptions.&nbsp; Many of the &quot;new&quot; nations of the former communist bloc honor authors.&nbsp; Iceland, of course, is famous for its 10-kronor note celebrating household literacy.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just one of many series you can build if you have an interest in something special.&nbsp; I teach middle school and I have preference for math and science, so I just picked up some high denomination notes (billions), inflation money, you know.&nbsp; I will use it to teach Scientific Notation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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