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1. In 1862, the first $1.00 bill was issued that was a legal tender United States note. Legal tender just means that it was approved by the government. Whose face was on the front of this bill?
2. From December 18, 1934 through January 9, 1935, A legal, tender $100,000.00 bill was issued. Which president's face was printed on the front of the bill?
3. The first $2.00 bills were released by the federal government in 1862. They were known as United States Notes or "Legal Tenders." The first Secretary of the Treasury's face was printed on the front of this bill. He held that position from 1789-1795. Whose face was on the front of this early bill? All of the gentlemen listed, were Secretary of the Treasury at one time or another.
4. The $500.00 legal tender bill goes back to 1918. It's no longer being printed. As of 1969 it was discontinued due to the fact that it was pretty much never used. The first issue of this bill had the face of a Chief Justice on front. Whose face was it?
5. The legal tender $5,000.00 bill was first printed in 1918. There were two versions but both had the same president's face on front. One version was a Federal Reserve Note, and the other, a Gold Certificate. Which president's face was printed on the front of this bill?
6. The 1913 Act created the Federal Reserve System in the United States. The following year, Federal Reserve Notes were issued by Federal Reserve Banks. These notes replaced national bank notes as the accepted form of paper money. In 1914, the San Francisco Federal Reserve printed out $20.00 bills. Whose face graced the obverse of these bills? It was a president.
7. In 1914, the first $100.00 Federal Reserve Note was printed. They are now referred to as large size notes due to the fact that they're bigger that today's bills. Whose face was printed on the front of this 1914 bill?
8. This question is regarding the $10,000.00 bill. It was the highest denomination ever released for public use. There were only two printings of this bill. First was 1928 and last was 1934. Whose face was on all $10,000.00 bills?
9. The 1907 legal tender $5.00 bill was nicknamed the wood chopper. The face on the front belonged to a president. This was the last year his face was on the $5.00 bill. Which president's face was on the front of this bill?
10. The first circulated legal tender $50.00 bill was issued in 1862. This is a bill without a president's face on front. The signatures of Lucius Eugene Chittenden (Register of the Treasury) and Francis Elias Spinner (Treasurer of the United States) appeared on the bill. Whose face was on front of this bill?
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