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The United States one-hundred-dollar bill (US$100) is a denomination of United States currency. The first United States Note with this value was issued in 1862 and the Federal Reserve Note version was first produced in 1914. [ 2 ]
The $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 denominations were last printed in 1945 and discontinued in 1969, making the $100 bill the largest denomination banknote in circulation. A $1 note was added in 1963 to replace the $1 Silver Certificate after that type of currency had been discontinued.
In comparison, the $1 bill lasts an average of 6.6 years, the $5 bill averages 4.7 years of use, the $10 bill gets 5.3 years, the $20 bill lasts 7.8 years and the $50 stays strong for about 12.2 ...
Beginning in July 1969, the Federal Reserve began removing high-denomination currency from circulation and destroying any large bills returned by banks. [11] As of May 30, 2009 [update] , only 336 $10,000 bills were known to exist, along with 342 $5,000 bills, 165,372 $1,000 bills and fewer than 75,000 $500 bills (of over 900,000 printed).
Back Preferred term for the reverse side of a note. Back plate number (U.S.A.) Small number found on the lower right side of the back of a bill. Officially known as a Check Number, it provides a cross-reference to the Plate Serial Number on the front. Banknote Paper currency issued by a bank as opposed to a government. BEP (U.S.A.)
As far back as 1976, an economist named James Henry called for an end to the $100 bill in an article in The Washington Monthly because — even nearly a half-century ago — it was the preferred ...
The 1950 $100 Bill Of all the bills that are valuable and still in somewhat feasible circulation, the 1950 $100 is the most commonly used bill today. It’s rare in that it features a detailed ...
Individual portraits of 53 people central to the history of the United States are depicted on the country's banknotes [1] [nb 1] including presidents, cabinet members, members of Congress, Founding Fathers, jurists, and military leaders.