Monday, October 28, 2013

Did you know that there was a 100,000 dollar bill that was issued by the United States Department of the Treasury in 1934 and 1935 for official transactions?

Did you know what presidents appear on two different  currency?

        
       

         
         
         
         

Penny







Abraham
            Lincoln


16th U.S. President

The
              Lincoln Memorial

Nickel







Thomas
            Jefferson


3rd U.S. President

Monticello

Jefferson's home





         
         
         

Quarter

25¢







George
            Washington


1st U.S. President

American
              Bald Eagle



         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         

$1





George
            Washington


1st U.S. President

The
              Great Seal of the United States

$2






Thomas
            Jefferson


3rd U.S. President

Signing
              of the Declaration of Independence

-or-

Monticello




$5





Abraham
            Lincoln


16th U.S. President

Lincoln
              Memorial



Did you know that George Washington is the only President to appear on the quarter, dollar, and the coin dollar?





         
         
         

$1







George Washington

George
            Washington


1st U.S. President


Did you know that, Susan
            B. Anthony,
Sacagawea, Benjamin
            Franklin,
were the only people to appear on currency who were not presidents?




         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         

Silver
              Dollar

$1

Susan
            B. Anthony

Apollo
              11 Insignia, Eagle

Golden
              Dollar

$1




Sacagawea

Soaring
              Eagle and 17 Stars



         
         
         

$100




Benjamin
            Franklin

Independence
              Hall





Did you know  that Alexander
            Hamilton and
Salmon
            P. Chase were the only
U.S. Treasury Secretary to appear on currency?




         
         
         

$10




Alexander
            Hamilton


1st U.S. Treasury Secretary

U.S.
              Treasury






         
         
         

$10,000*




Salmon
            P. Chase


25th U.S. Treasury Secretary

"Ten
              Thousand Dollars"









Did you know that 5 pieces of currency that are  no longer in circulation 





         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         
       

         
         
         
         

$500*




William
            McKinley


25th U.S. President

"Five
              Hundred Dollars"

$1,000*




Grover
            Cleveland


22nd/24th U.S. President

"One
              Thousand Dollars"

$5,000*




James
            Madison


4th U.S. President

"Five
              Thousand Dollars"

$10,000*

Salmon
            P. Chase


25th U.S. Treasury Secretary

"Ten
              Thousand Dollars"

$100,000*




Woodrow
            Wilson


28th U.S. President

"One
              Hundred Thousand Dollars"


Did you know that the $ 100,000 note was a gold certificate
 and the highest denomination of United States currency ever produced?








Did you know that there was a 100,000 dollar bill that was issued by the United States Department of the Treasury in 1934 and 1935 for official transactions? 



Did you know that the government stopped using these notes in the 1960s?

 

Did you know that only 42,000 of the $ 100, 0000 notes were printed, and none were ever issued to
the public?



Did you know that only a handful of the $100,000 notes are known to exist, and all are in the hands
 of the United States Government. As a result, the notes are illegal to
privately own?






Did you know that the law prohibits portraits of living persons from appearing on Government

Securities?


Did you know that Currency paper is composed of 25% linen and 75% cotton?












 Now if you didn't know, now you know...







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