"Making Money Out of Nothing, Franklin's Greatest Invention"

reads the cover story of the October, 2010 issue of American History. In a vividly illustrated article, Thomas Levenson writes on page 26 that "Citizen Ben figured out how to make paper money as valuable as gold or silver coins..." and how to frustrate counterfeiters.



The following image is an example from the Library of Congress's American Treasures online exhibition.