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PRESIDENTS on your MONEY $1.00 $2.00 George Washington Thomas Jefferson One of the Declaration of Independence authors, Jefferson has been on this bill since 1869. The US The first US President & Founding Father, George Washington was first put on the dollar bill in 1869 - 7 government has launched several failed campaigns to increase the early 1900s. years after the bill was put into print. The popularity since average dollar bill's lifespan is just 18 months due to heavy wear and tear. $5.00 $10.00 Abraham Lincoln Alexander Hamilton The 16th US president, The first US Secretary of the Treasury, he is one of just two non-presidents on currently Lincoln is widely credited with ending slavery and saving the Union and has appeared on this bill since 1914. In 1964 the phrase "In God circulating US bills. The first $10 bill in 1861, however, featured a portrait We Trust" was added to the bill. of Lincoln. $20.00 $50.00 Andrew Jackson Ulysses S. Grant The 7th US president and a The 18th US President and highly polarizing political figure, Jackson's face replaced Cleveland's on this bill in 1928. Since, several petitions have famous Civil War general, Grant first appeared on the bill in 1913. In both 2005 and 2010, legislation to put Ronald Reagan on the bill instead was introduced in Congress, circulated to remove him but have not succeeded. but voted down. RARE BILLS Have you seen me? $100.00 Benjamin Franklin 500 E NIED SENES OPAMERICN S00 800308250 2 500 The first bill with his picture on it appeared in 1914, and he is thought to be on the bill as "the only President of B the United States who was never President of the United States." 500 $500 The 25th US President, McKinley was assassinated while serving in 1901 and has been featured on this bill since 1928. LOO000172 * LO0000126A L00000126 A 10D00 HONNDDOLLARS I0.D00 SEONE T OUNAN LLA N $1,000 This bill featured Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th US President. Though currently discontinued, this was the most expensive paper $10,000 The largest denomination of US currency to ever publicly circulate, this bill featured Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary. As of today there are 336 bills still money ever auctioned off; a "Grand Watermelon" $1,000 bill from 1890 sold in 2006 for $2.3 million to an art collector. known to exist. 5000 UEDSINIESOE AMERIE 100000 5000 K100000 100000 00020113A 73 0100 A S000 IVETHOUSANID DOLLARS 100000 E 100000 $100,000 The largest note ever printed, it featured Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US President. $5,000 Issued until 1969, this bill featured James Madison, known as the Father of the US Constitution, This denomination was discontinued due to lack of use along with the $1,000 and $10,000 bills - as of today there are However, it was never publicly circulated and was only used by the Fed to transfer money during the Great Depression. 342 still known to exist. COINS Not just loose change PENNY: ABRAHAM LINCOLN DIME: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT In 1909, Teddy Roosevelt Soon after the death of Roosevelt commissioned the coin to celebrate the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. in 1945, a congressman from Virginia called to put Roosevelt on the dime in honor of his work for founding the March of Dimes Foundation to combat polio. NICKEL: THOMAS JEFFERSON QUARTER: GEORGE WASHINGTON In 1924 Congress created the US George Washington Bicentennial In 1938, a competition for a drawing of Jefferson to be put on the nickel in 1943 the 100th birthday of Jefferson. The winner was awarded $1000.00. Commission and voted to mint a Washington quarter to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. SACAGAWEA SUSAN B. ANTHONY GOLDEN DOLLAR DOLLAR The coin features Sacagawea, the Shoshone guide who aided the explorers of the transcontinental Lewis & Clark Expedition. The coin features the famous women's suffrage leader who helped women gain the right to vote. nerdwallet http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/curren http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/fun_facts/?action-fun_facts8 http://www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/largedenominations.html http://www.frbst.org/currency/world/show.html http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Currency/Pages/edu_faq_currency_portraits.aspx cy-coin.htm