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Paper Money of the United States, 19th Edition. Clifton, NJ, The Coin & Currency Institute, Inc. ISBN 0-87184-519-9. Heitman, Francis B. (1914). Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During The War of the Revolution. Washington, DC, The Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, Inc. Sobel, Robert, (ed.) (1990).
This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Paper Money. Introduction and narrative by Q. David Bowers. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing. ISBN 978-0-79481-786-2. Hudgeons, Marc; Hudgeons, Tom (2006). Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money (38th ed.). New York City: House of Collectibles. ISBN 978-1-40004-845-8.
As the first post-war decade, the 1950s launched modern American popular culture and gave rise to some of the world's most coveted and valuable collectibles. Bill Ryze, a certified chartered ...
“Thus, a half-dollar coin from the 1950s is worth over $10, quarters are worth over $5 each and dimes are worth over $2 each.” Dr. Booker T. Washington Half-Dollars
America in the 1950s was a vastly different place than it is today. Unemployment rates were low, individual purchasing power was high, and mass production and new technologies were making everyday...
Approximately 6% of all paper currency produced by the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2009 were $5 bills. [ 4 ] Although sometimes nicknamed a "fin", which has German / Yiddish roots and is remotely related to the English "five", the term is currently far less common than it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
**The first printing of 2006 $5 notes (approximately 409 million notes) used the 1996-generation designs. After rumors surfaced that people were bleaching $5 bills to make them resemble $100 bills, the note's design was changed as an afterthought and over 2.1 billion bills were produced with the new 2004-generation designs.