| Question: Whose faces are on our paper money? -- Derian, age 11 Send your own question |
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Good question. We handle paper money all the time, so we probably should know whose pictures are on those bills! Here is a list of the money now printed by our federal government and the portraits on each one --
The $100 bill is the largest now being used in our country. A century ago, very large bills were also being printed. Here are those numbers and the names of people we picture on them.
If there any of these big bills around, they are being kept by people who collect money for a hobby. Each of these bills is worth more than the numbers printed on them. However, if you have one and want to use it at a local store, they are still legal tender or real money. The storeowner has to accept it and give you change. |
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Did You Know? From 1879 through 1966, the U.S. Treasury would trade paper money (Legal Tender notes) for silver and gold coins. |
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