The world meeting was going on, and America was currently talking about trade deals. Italy was bored, and at some point during the meeting he had taken out his wallet and had been looking through it for fun. He had started to compare the different bank notes from different countries when he got to America's money. Frowning, Italy looked up at America who arguing with China.

"Hey America." Italy asked suddenly, interrupting America. "Can I ask a question?"

"Uhh, does it have to do with I'm presenting?" America asked, taken aback at Italy's random outburst. The other nations in the room turned their attention to Italy, expecting Italy to ask about food.

"Sort of, it deals with money." Italy said with a smile.

"Then yeah, go ahead." America said; glad to have an excuse to ignore China.

"Why is your money so boring and ugly looking?" Italy asked, holding up a dollar bill.

America's mouth fell open, and a few nations burst out into laughter. "Ok, first that had nothing to do with anything, and second, RUDE!" America squawked. "I thought we were bro's!"

"It is a fair question." Canada said. "If you compare my currency with yours, mine is a lot more enjoyable to look at."

"And all of your bills are the same size and color, it's hard to tell them apart." Australia pointed out.

"And your coins don't make any sense." China said with a huff. "Why are your dimes smaller than your pennies? And why do the names sound so strange?"

"And all of the people on your bills look too serious and stiff." France said with a huff. "So ugly!"

"Those people are important people in my history, thank you very much! Don't disrespect Washington like that!" America said with a huff. "What the hell do you want them to look like? They can't have goofy expressions, that would be ridiculous."

"You could at least make them smile a little." England sniffed. "Even the queen smiles a bit on my money. Your presidents look like they're attending a wake."

"They're probably mourning the fact that they have to see your ugly mug all day." America said, sticking his tongue out at England.

"Why you little s-" England started to yell, but was cut off by Italy.

"So why are they so bland?" Italy asked.

"The simple answer? It's easier to print." America said with a shrug. "If they are all the same size and color it's easier and cheaper to print them. And the reason that they look so bland is to make them look stable and timeless. The design doesn't change all that much is so they can stay in circulation longer. And as for not making them different colors, that's actually changed in the last few years. Hold on a second."

America pulled his wallet out of his back pocket and pulled out a few notes. Grabbing a nearby projector he was able to display the different bills on the screen. "As you can see, the old one hundred dollar bill from the 2000's was plain green, but the newer bill from 2013 to now have more verity in colors and has removed the border around Benjamin Franklin's head, instead having him out in open. It also has a blue security strip on it."

"I hadn't even noticed the change." Germany said with a frown.

"Now, compare it to the average dollar bill." America said, pulling out a dollar bill. "See how plain it looks? That's because it hasn't been updated since 1963, and currently has no plans to update it."

"Why?" Japan asked.

"It's less likely to be counterfeited." America said. "I mean, between a hundred dollar bill and a one dollar bill, which are you more likely to fake?"

"I see." Japan said with a nod.

"All bills higher than a one dollar bill now have an updated design I think." America said as he placed his money back in his pocket. "As for the coins, it's a little complicated. Let's start with the dime." America pulled out a few coins of his pocket and put them on the projector and then pointed at the smallest coin. It was a very small thin coin with Franklin D. Roosevelt's face on one side and an oak and olive branch with a torch on the back.

"This, ladies and gentlemen, is a dime. It was first introduced by the Coinage Act of 1792. It's name comes from the old French word disme, spelled d-i-s-m-e, which meant tenth. However, it was more commonly spelt as dime, so the name stuck. When it was originally made, and the reason it was so small is because it had one tenth the amount of silver in it than a silver dollar. So it was one tenth of the size. However, that trend didn't really stick around for the rest of the coins as more valuable metals were removed from coins over the years. The dime however kept it's smaller size, which explains why it's smaller than the penny."

America then pointed to the penny, which was a slightly lager copper looking coin with Abraham Lincolns face on it. "This is the humble penny. It is worth 1/100th of a dollar. And no, Mattie," America said, glaring at his brother, "I will not get rid of it."

"You don't know what you're missing." Canada said with a shake of his head.

"The name for this is pretty simple. It was just named after the British penny. The penny had once cents worth of copper in it originally, and it was around the size of a half-dollar coin today. But due to rising production costs, and the coin being unpopular, the coin shrank to its modern size."

America then pointed to the second largest coin, which was silver colored and had jefferson's face on it. "The nickel is worth 5/100th of a dollar. It was originally introduced as a half dime, however due to the civil war and the scarcity of metals at the time it went out of circulation. It was attempted to be introduced a few times, but didn't find much success until 1883, where it was mostly made up of nickel instead of silver, hence it's name."

"Finally," America said pointing at the largest coin, with was silver colored coin about the length of a bottle cap, and had the head of Washington on the top, "we have the quarter. This coin isn't really all that special. It's worth 25/100th of a dollar, hence it's name. Although, in the last few years instead of just putting the presidential logo on the back of the quarters we've been putting states and territories. It's popular for my citizens to collect them."

"So," America said with a sigh, "That's all the main coins in my country. Any questions?"

"Do you have a Texas quarter?" Australia asked. "It's the only one I'm missing."

"No, not on me, sorry." America said after checking his pockets.

"I have one!" Cuba said, throwing Australia the coin.

"Thanks mate!" Australia said with a grin.

"Why are you two collecting my coins?"

"Oh, we all do." Russia said with a smile. "It's fun."

"WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT TRADING?" Germany shouted. "WE ARE GETTING OFF TOPIC

"Dude, It's all Italy's fault!" America said with a pout. "He brought up the money stuff"

"DON'T THINK I FORGOT ABOUT OUR ARGUMENT!" China yelled from across the room.

"Oh, look at the time." America said, looking down at his wrist watch. "I think it's time to go! Bye!" And with a smile and a wave, America ran out the door.

"GET BACK HERE!" China and Germany shouted.

A/N: American money tends to look a little bland compared to some of the other currencies around the world. I mean, look at Canada! They have freaking monopoly looking money. (Is it true that they smell like maple syrup and are water proof? I never believed that first one myself, but the idea is hilarious.) That and our change can be a bit confusing to people who live outside the U.S. So, I've finally decided what I'm going to do for the ultimate 1,000 X 3 special. (Meaning over a thousand comments, followers, and favorites, which once again, thank you all for!) Instead of telling you, I will leave a very small snippet of the next chapter. I'm sure you'll understand.

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Chapter 115

"You'll be back, soon you'll see

You'll remember you belong to me

You'll be back, time will tell

You'll remember that I served you well"

"Uh huh, how did that turn out for you buddy?" America said with a smirk.

"Mmm, yes." England said, glaring at America.

"And when push comes to shove

I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!"

"And that asshole did." America said with a scowl.

A/N: That's enough of a sneak peak. Btw, it's all of your faults I've been blasting this song on repeat for the last 24 hours. It's too damn catchy!