How did the US dollar come to be the most ubiquitous, trusted and traded currency?

The History of the US Dollar Two Cents

Premiered September 23, 2020
The History of the US Dollar

How did the US dollar come to be the most ubiquitous, trusted and traded currency in the history of the world?

About the Program

Two Cents

PBS Digital Studios and the producers of It’s Okay to Be Smart bring you TWO CENTS, a new weekly series about personal finance for millennials and Gen Z.

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