Imagine you come back to your economics class in the year 2050. How will the textbook describe money and banking? Based on trends you see today, make a prediction for the future of money. Explain why you think this trend will occur and how it will affect the US economy.  For information on the currency now in circulation go to: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Currency/Pages/edu_faq_currency_production.aspx  And:  http://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/default.htm  And the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s “fun facts about money” at: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/