Monday, April 30, 2018

Greetings Infomaniacs,

In 2016 it was announced that Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. That replacement has been postponed a couple of times and now the new 'Tubman' 20 is planned for 2026, according to the Treasury Department.

So what other women have been on U.S. currency?

Enjoy!

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "If happiness is the goal - and it should be - then adventure should be a top priority."

HINT: This high school dropout started his first business in 1973 and now employs more than 50,000 people in more than 50 countries.

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RANDOM TIDBITS
Martha Washington is the only woman so far whose portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note. It appeared on the face of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1886 and 1891, and the back of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1896.

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The highest denomination bill ever printed was a $100,000 note that was printed from December 18, 1934 to January 9, 1935. It was used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. President Woodrow Wilson was pictured on the front.

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The following bills have not been in print since 1946: $500 (William McKinley); $1,000 (Grover Cleveland); $5,000 (James Madison); and $10,000 (Salmon P. Chase, former Treasury Secretary).

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The highest current denomination is the $100 bill.

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It is suspected that the largest counterfeiter of U.S. currency is the nation of North Korea.




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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "If happiness is the goal - and it should be - then adventure should be a top priority."

ANSWER: Richard Branson