# INTRODUCTION: U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding and in Circulation

The U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding and in Circulation (USCC)
statement informs the public of the total face value of currency and
coin used as a medium of exchange that is in circulation at the end of a
given accounting month. The statement defines the total amount of
currency and coin outstanding and the portion deemed to be in
circulation. It includes some old and current rare issues that do not
circulate or that may do so to a limited extent. Treasury includes them
in the statement because the issues were originally intended for general
circulation.

The USCC statement provides a description of the various issues of paper
money. It also gives an estimated average of currency and coin held by
each individual, using estimates of population from the Bureau of the
Census. USCC information has been published by Treasury since 1888, and
was published separately until 1983, when it was incorporated into the
"Treasury Bulletin." The USCC comes from monthly reports compiled by
Treasury offices, U.S. Mint offices, the Federal Reserve banks (FRBs),
and the Federal Reserve Board.

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<td colspan="12"><h3
id="table-uscc-1.amounts-outstanding-and-in-circulation-september-30-2008">TABLE
USCC-1.—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation, September 30, 2008</h3>
<p>[Source: Financial Management Service]</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Currency</td>
<td colspan="2">Total currency<br />
and coin<br />
(1)</td>
<td colspan="2">Total currency<br />
(2)</td>
<td colspan="2">Federal Reserve notes <sup>1</sup><br />
(3)</td>
<td colspan="3">U.S. notes<br />
(4)</td>
<td>Currency no<br />
longer issued<br />
(5)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Amounts outstanding</td>
<td colspan="2">$1,027,810,363,086</td>
<td colspan="2">$989,623,635,183</td>
<td colspan="2">$989,135,531,820</td>
<td colspan="3">$242,881,166</td>
<td colspan="2">$245,222,197</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Less amounts held by:</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>The Treasury</td>
<td colspan="2">275,249,277</td>
<td colspan="2">8,289,593</td>
<td colspan="2">8,233,494</td>
<td colspan="3">7,505</td>
<td colspan="2">48,594</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>FRBs</td>
<td colspan="2">189,291,002,608</td>
<td colspan="2">187,776,726,559</td>
<td colspan="2">187,776,706,459</td>
<td colspan="3">-</td>
<td colspan="2">20,100</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Amounts in circulation</td>
<td colspan="2">$838,244,111,201</td>
<td colspan="2">$801,838,619,031</td>
<td colspan="2">$801,350,591,867</td>
<td colspan="3">$242,873,661</td>
<td colspan="2">$245,153,503</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3">Coins <sup>2</sup></td>
<td colspan="4">Total<br />
(1)</td>
<td colspan="5">Dollars <sup>3</sup><br />
(2)</td>
<td colspan="2">Fractional<br />
coins<br />
(3)</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
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<td>Amounts outstanding</td>
<td colspan="5">$38,186,727,903</td>
<td colspan="4">$3,505,529,008</td>
<td colspan="4">$34,681,198,895</td>
</tr>
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<td>Less amounts held by:</td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>The Treasury</td>
<td colspan="5">266,959,684</td>
<td colspan="4">225,523,999</td>
<td colspan="4">41,435,685</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>FRBs</td>
<td colspan="5">1,514,276,049</td>
<td colspan="4">525,997,080</td>
<td colspan="4">988,278,969</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Amounts in circulation</td>
<td colspan="5">$36,405,492,170</td>
<td colspan="4">$2,754,007,929</td>
<td colspan="4">$33,651,484,241</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="14">See footnotes following table USCC-2.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"><h3
id="table-uscc-2.amounts-outstanding-and-in-circulation-september-30-2008">TABLE
USCC-2.—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation, September 30, 2008</h3>
<p>[Source: Financial Management Service]</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Currency in circulation by denomination</td>
<td colspan="3">Total<br />
(1)</td>
<td colspan="4">Federal Reserve notes <sup>1</sup><br />
(2)</td>
<td colspan="4">U.S. notes<br />
(3)</td>
<td>Currency no<br />
longer issued<br />
(4)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$1</td>
<td colspan="2">$9,190,292,705</td>
<td colspan="4">$9,047,290,876</td>
<td colspan="3">$143,503</td>
<td colspan="3">$142,858,326</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">$2</td>
<td colspan="2">1,636,649,036</td>
<td colspan="4">1,504,507,406</td>
<td colspan="3">132,129,018</td>
<td colspan="3">12,612</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$5</td>
<td colspan="2">10,506,130,260</td>
<td colspan="4">10,370,305,855</td>
<td colspan="3">108,821,310</td>
<td colspan="3">27,003,095</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">$10</td>
<td colspan="2">15,458,425,430</td>
<td colspan="4">15,437,397,740</td>
<td colspan="3">6,300</td>
<td colspan="3">21,021,390</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$20</td>
<td colspan="2">118,220,418,900</td>
<td colspan="4">118,200,310,640</td>
<td colspan="3">3,840</td>
<td colspan="3">20,104,420</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">$50</td>
<td colspan="2">62,221,777,400</td>
<td colspan="4">62,210,275,250</td>
<td colspan="3">500</td>
<td colspan="3">11,501,650</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$100</td>
<td colspan="2">584,291,650,200</td>
<td colspan="4">584,267,892,600</td>
<td colspan="3">1,758,600</td>
<td colspan="3">21,999,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">$500</td>
<td colspan="2">142,318,500</td>
<td colspan="4">142,118,500</td>
<td colspan="3">5,500</td>
<td colspan="3">194,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$1,000</td>
<td colspan="2">165,666,000</td>
<td colspan="4">165,423,000</td>
<td colspan="3">5,000</td>
<td colspan="3">238,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">$5,000</td>
<td colspan="2">1,780,000</td>
<td colspan="4">1,710,000</td>
<td colspan="3">-</td>
<td colspan="3">70,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">$10,000</td>
<td colspan="2">3,510,000</td>
<td colspan="4">3,360,000</td>
<td colspan="3">-</td>
<td colspan="3">150,000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Fractional notes <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">600</td>
<td colspan="4">-</td>
<td colspan="3">90</td>
<td colspan="3">510</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Total currency</td>
<td colspan="2">$801,838,619,031</td>
<td colspan="4">$801,350,591,867</td>
<td colspan="3">$242,873,661</td>
<td colspan="3">$245,153,503</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="14"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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