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Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
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6 Valuable Franklin Half Dollars & Why Yours Might Be Worth a Lot
This 50-cent piece honors founding father Benjamin Franklin. Made of 90% silver, the coin is worth far more than its face ...
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After Failing Math Twice, a Young Benjamin Franklin Turned to This Popular 17th-Century Textbook
Before Benjamin Franklin became a printer, newsman, author, inventor, philosopher, diplomat and founding father of the United States, he failed math twice. In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious ...
Lutheran Social Service: Put Ben Franklin’s values to work in the New Year
Good money management is as American as apple pie, though our Founding Fathers might wonder how Americans have gotten so far off track with their personal finances in recent years. One of the most ...
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Biography: Benjamin Franklin
Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to ...