Who is on the paper money?

$1 Bill - George Washington
Washington is the first president of the United States. His face appears on the front of the $1 bill, and there are no plans to change the design. The $1 bill dates back to 1862, and at first,​ it didn't have Washington on it.
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Who is on paper money in the US?

$1: George Washington, first president. $2: Thomas Jefferson, third president, drafted the Declaration of Independence. $5: Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president, saved the union. $10: Alexander Hamilton, not a president, died in a duel with Aaron Burr..
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Who is on the $500 dollar bill?

Produced in 1918, the front of this $500 bill bears the likeness of John Marshall, who served as the United States' fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835. The reverse side of the bill depicts Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi in 1541.
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Who is on the $1000 bill?

The original $1,000 bill featured Alexander Hamilton on the front. When someone presumably realized that it might be confusing to have the same former Secretary of the Treasury on multiple denominations, Hamilton's portrait was replaced with that of a president—the 22nd and the 24th, Grover Cleveland.
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Who is the only woman on paper US money?

Martha Washington is the first and only woman to grace the primary portrait of U.S. paper currency. Martha Washington's image appears on the $1 Silver Certificate.
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Why was Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill?

After collecting a large amount of public input, Lew announced Hamilton would keep his place on the ten and maintain a strong presence on our national currency, and the treasury would pursue other plans for adding a woman to our paper money.
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What currency is Helen Keller on?

The inspirational deafblind icon is the obvious choice to appear on the United States' first tactile currency note. The U.S. Treasury made history when it announced in June that a woman will be featured on the redesigned $10 bill, slated for release in 2020.
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Who's on the $100000 bill?

Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1856 to a Presbyterian reverend of Scots-Irish descent. He graduated from Princeton, where his father was a professor, in 1879, then attended law school at the University of Virginia for a year.
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Who is on the twenty dollar bill?

The $20 note features a portrait of President Jackson on the front of the note and a vignette of the White House on the back of the note.
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Is there a $10 000 bill?

The $10,000 bill featuring the portrait of President Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, was the highest denomination US currency ever to publicly circulate.
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Do $1000 bills exist?

The highest value of denomination currently in production is the $100 bill, but in decades past, the Federal Reserve has issued $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and even $100,000 bills. The first known use of the $1,000 bill coincides with the United States' beginnings.
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Who is on the $5000 bill?

President James Madison's face appears on the $5,000 bill, and always has since the denomination was first printed in 1918.
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What bill is Abraham Lincoln on?

The $5 note features a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on the front of the note. The vignette on the back of the note changed in 1929 to feature the Lincoln Memorial.
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Why is Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill?

Andrew Jackson first appeared on the $20 bill in 1928. Although 1928 coincides with the 100th anniversary of Jackson's election as president, it is not clear why the portrait on the bill was switched from Grover Cleveland to Jackson. (Cleveland's portrait was moved to the new $1000 bill the same year).
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What president is on the penny?

The penny is the United States' one-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the penny is Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president. He's been on the penny since 1909. The current design on the reverse (tails) is a Union Shield.
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What building is on the back of the $10 bill?

The $10 note features a portrait of Secretary Hamilton on the front of the note and a vignette of the United States Treasury Building on the back of the note.
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Is Alexander Hamilton on a bill?

$10 Bill - Alexander Hamilton

As the nation's first Treasury Secretary, Hamilton is one of two non-presidents to be featured on U.S. paper currency (the other is Benjamin Franklin). While Hamilton's portrait is seen on the obverse, the reverse shows the U.S. Treasury Building.
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What bill is Jefferson on?

The $2 note features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the front of the note and a vignette depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back of the note.
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How many $500 bills are there?

The most common $500 bill is the aforementioned 1934 Federal Reserve Note featuring McKinley. Over 900,000 of these bills were printed; however, less than 75,000 are believed to still be in circulation today and therefore available to collectors.
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How much is a 2013 $2 bill worth?

The 2013 series $2 star note issued from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is worth around $20 in uncirculated condition with an MS 63 grade. The 2013 series $2 star note issued from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is worth around $20 in uncirculated condition with an MS 63 grade.
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Can you get a $500 dollar bill from the bank?

Can You Get a 500 Dollar Bill from the Bank? Since the bill stopped rolling off the BEP's presses in 1945 and got yanked from circulation 50 years ago, your bank's ATM won't be spitting out any $500 bills these days, nor will your neighborhood teller give you this rare paper currency.
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What currency was Pocahontas on?

Pocahontas was the first nonmythical woman to earn that distinction on U.S. paper money, having been depicted on the back of the $20 bill from 1865 to 1869 and on the $20 bill in 1875. Martha Washington was the only other woman to appear on U.S. federal paper money.
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Who is on the face of the 2022 quarter?

The person on the obverse (heads) of the quarter is George Washington, our first president. He's been on the quarter since 1932, the 200th anniversary of his birth. The right-facing portrait of Washington dates to 2022.
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