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American Racer (Stock Cars) Novelty Money Bill # 049
Our One Million Dollar
American Racer bill commemorates that true American
sport, stock car racing. Stock car racing, very popular in America, uses
cars that have the appearance of standard U.S. vehicles that are commercially
available. Of course they have been extensively modified with numerous
safety features and safety equipment, as well as modified engines and related
components, to race at speeds often in excess of 200 mph on oval, paved tracks.
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) was founded in 1947 when
racers first raced their stock cars on the hard, white sands of the Ormand-Daytona
Beach in Daytona Beach, FL. The Daytona 500 race, today held on the paved,
oval track of the Daytona International Speedway, is the sport's premier race.
Some of the larger NASCAR races attract several hundred thousand spectators per
race. Race on down to the payment buttons below to order your
American
Racer bills!
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Baseball Novelty Money Bill # 064
Our Baseball commemorative bill honors Baseball, the sport that is traditionally considered to be "the national pastime" of America. Some researchers believe that the game of baseball was invented in 1839 by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, N.Y. But, it is more likely that baseball developed from an 18th-century English game called rounders, as modified by Alexander Cartwright. The first professional association, comprising teams from eight cities, was formed in 1871. In 1876, that association became the National League. A rival American League was founded in 1900. Since 1903 the winning teams of each league have played a post-season championship known as the World Series. Canadian teams were admitted to the major leagues in 1968 and 1976. The regular baseball season extends from early April to early October, followed by division play-offs and the World Series. A Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown.
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Basketball Novelty Money Bill # 065
Our Basketball commemorative currency bill honors the sport of Basketball, introduced by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891. It quickly became a collegiate sport. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament follows the regular college season and pits 64 select teams in a series of elimination rounds to determine a national champion. The tournament has earned the name "March Madness" because of the frenzied, unpredictable play. The professional basketball season runs from October to April with playoffs and championship matches lasting into June. A Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, MA.
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Bowling (The Perfect Game) Novelty Money Bill # 029
The Perfect Game is our Three Hundred Dollar bill commemorating Bowling, which is actually an ancient sport, with versions of the game having existed since ancient times. "Ninepin" bowling was brought to the U.S. by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. It became so popular and was associated with gambling, that it was actually outlawed in several states. Reportedly, a 10th pin was added in the 18th century to circumvent the gambling laws. In the 20th century, the game grew to become enormously popular. Since 1958 it has been played as a professional sport. The perfect game occurs when a player scores 300, or 12 strikes in a row.
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Fishing (The One That Got Away) Novelty Money Bill # 020
Fishing is as old as the human ability to use tools to catch food. Our Fishing novelty money bill honors the sport of catching fish, either freshwater or saltwater, which generally involves the use of a rod, a line and a hook. After thousands of years, the first significant innovation to the sport was the use of a reel, a rod with line guides, and a hook with an offset point, which came in the 17th and 18th centuries. Horsehair was used as line until the mid-19th century when it was replaced by textile materials, which were then replaced in the 1930s by nylon. Wood and bamboo rods were replaced by more durable fiberglass rods and later by rods made of other synthetic materials. Fishing today may include freshwater fly-fishing, bait fishing, and deep-water (saltwater) fishing.
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Football Novelty Money Bill # 063
Our Gridiron Football bill commemorates that American and Canadian sport that evolved in the 19th century as a combination of rugby and soccer. The first intercollegiate match was played in 1869 between Princeton University and Rutgers College. In 1873 the first collegiate rules were standardized and the Ivy League was formed. Collegiate football grew into one of the most popular U.S. sports. In 1998 the National Collegiate Athletic Association implemented a point plan for picking the country's top two teams, which would meet in a post-season national championship game. Professional football began in the 1890s but did not become a major sport until after World War II. The National Football League was formed (from an earlier association) in 1922; in 1966 it subsumed the rival American Football League (created in 1959). The NFL is now divided into an American and a National conference; the conference winners compete for the Super Bowl championship. A Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio. Canadian football differs from U.S. football principally by having 12 players on a team rather than 11, employing a larger field, and allowing only three downs to make a first down. These variations cause a more wide-open style of game, with emphasis on passing.
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Golf Novelty Money Bill # 019
Our Golfing bill commemoratives the sport of golf, developed in Scotland, where it was played as early as the 15th century. The courses were originally fields of grass that herds of sheep had clipped short in their characteristic grazing style. Golf balls were originally made of wood, later replaced in the 17th century by boiled feathers in leather, in the 19th century by gutta-percha, and in the 20th century by hard rubber. Clubs are known by the traditional names of "irons" (primarily for mid-range to short shots) and "woods" (primarily for longer shots). Today, irons are more likely made of stainless steel, and the heads of woods are usually made of metal such as steel or titanium. The principal men's tournaments include the U.S. Open, the Masters, the British Open, and the PGA championship. The Ryder Cup is an important international team tournament. FREE Shipping & Handling in U.S. (International Buyers Must Buy 3 or More Bills For Free Shipping)
Hockey Novelty Money Bill # 062
Our Ice Hockey commemorative bill honors that fast-paced game of hockey played on ice. The first true hockey game was played between two student teams at Montreal's McGill University in 1875. The National Hockey League, consisting of U.S. and Canadian professional teams, was organized in 1917. Hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games in 1920. Ice hockey is a very aggressive game. The puck is often stripped from a player by means of a hit (check) to the body, though some hits are illegal and draw penalties. A game consists of three 20-minute periods.
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Hunter Novelty Money Bill # 171
Our Hunter bill recognizes The American Hunter, the original sportsmen of America! Order a supply of these Hunter bills to give to the Hunter in your life!
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Martial Arts Novelty Money Bill # 050
Our Martial Arts commemorative bill honors the several arts of combat and self-defense that are widely practiced as martial arts. There can be armed or unarmed varieties, generally based on traditional fighting methods that are used in East Asia. In modern times, derivatives of armed martial arts include kendo (fencing) and kyudo (archery). Unarmed varieties include aikido, judo, karate, kung fu, and tae kwon do. Because of the influence of Taoism and Zen Buddhism, there is a strong emphasis on the practitioner's mental and spiritual state. A hierarchy of expertise, ranging from the novice ("white belt") to the master ("black belt"), is usually recognized.
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Paintball Novelty Money Bill # 222
The sport of Paintball involves participants trying to eliminate opponents from play by shooting them with paintballs, which are round capsules containing water-soluble dye, that are shot from guns powered by compressed gas. It is estimated that over 10 million people play Paintball annually in the United States. Insurance statistics show that it is a safe sport, even safer than tennis. Games are played both indoors and outdoors and are played in various forms, with varying rules. Games can involve players trying to eliminate all of the other team's players, or trying to complete an objective, such as retrieving a flag, or eliminating only a certain player.
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Rodeo (One Million Rodeo Bucks) Novelty Money Bill # 087
Our Rodeo commemorative bill honors the sport of Rodeo, which includes competitive or exhibition bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and Brahma bull riding. Rodeo was first developed from informal competitions among cowboys in the mid-19th century. Denver is traditionally accepted as the birthplace of paid spectator rodeo, in 1887. The oldest surviving annual show is the one at Cheyenne, Wyoming (established 1897). In calf roping and steer wrestling, the contestants seek to bring down the animal in the shortest possible time. In riding events, contestants seek to stay on their mounts as long as possible and are awarded points for style, control, and other factors.
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Skateboarding Novelty Money Bill # 051
Our Skateboarding bill commemorates that youth sport in which a person rides on a skateboard (a small board with wheels) while standing balanced. The skateboard first appeared in the early 1960s on paved areas along California beaches as a makeshift diversion for surfers when the ocean was flat. In the 1970s a faster, polyurethane wheel was developed. Eventually skateboard parks were built, providing a variety of slopes and banked surfaces for sudden turns and flamboyant stunts. The skateboarding craze contributed to the emergence of snowboarding as a winter youth sport.
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Soccer Novelty Money Bill # 066
Our Soccer bill commemorates the most popular sport in the world (called Football in most parts of the world, but called Soccer in the U.S.), played in over 150 nations, on all continents, with over 40 million registered players. The first uniform set of soccer rules was put into place in 1863, when England's Football Association was created. Professional leagues began appearing in the late 1880s in England. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in 1904, and has hosted the World Cup every four years since 1930. Soccer has been included in the Olympic Games since 1908.
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Wrestling Novelty Money Bill # 053
Our Wrestling bill commemorates the sport of wrestling, where two competitors grapple with each other and try to throw each other down or off-balance. Wrestling is practiced in various styles around the world, including freestyle wrestling, in which contestants can use holds above and below the waist, and Greco-Roman wrestling, which allows only holds above the waist. Sambo is a style of Russian wrestling employing judo techniques. Sumo wrestling is a specialized Japanese variety. U.S. professional wrestling is today among the most popular of all spectator sports, though it principally involves wildly flamboyant showmanship, including such faked moves as kicks to the head that would be lethal if they were real.
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