At the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Museum, there’s a big transparent cube on display. It’s filled with tightly packed stacks of $1\$1 bills, claiming to contain $1,000,000\$1,000,000. The plaque proudly declares: Have you ever wondered what one million dollars looks like? You don’t have to wonder anymore because you can see it right in front of you! But I don’t trust signs. I trust counting. The Big Count I first tried counting the stacks right there in the room. The cube was tall, s...