D: The Roots of Money (Answers)

  • 1 cent (penny): Abraham Lincoln
  • 5 cents (nickel): Thomas Jefferson
  • 10 cents (dime): Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 25 cents (quarter): George Washington
  • 50 cents: John F. Kennedy
  • $1 coin: Dwight D. Eisenhower(1971-1979), Susan B. Anthony (1979-1981)
  • $1 bill: George Washington (first issued in 1963; silver certificates before that)
  • $5 bill: Abraham Lincoln
  • $10 bill: Alexander Hamilton
  • $20 bill: Andrew Jackson
  • $50 bill: Ulysses S. Grant
  • $100 bill: Benjamin Franklin

Thanks to the US money facts page for some of the above information.


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