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The United States twenty-dollar bill (US$20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. A portrait of Andrew Jackson , the seventh U.S. president (1829–1837), has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the reverse.
The U.S. Dollar has numerous discontinued denominations, particularly high denomination bills, issued before and in 1934 in six denominations ranging from $500 to $100,000.
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar: Booker T. Washington: Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu: Authorized: 5,000,000 (max 1946-1951 total) Uncirculated: 12,004 12,004 D 512,091 S [1] 1950
The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar and Dollar coins were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for general circulation and the Government issued six-coin Proof Set. A special three-coin set of 40% silver coins were also issued by the U.S. Mint in both Uncirculated and Proof.
As a way of honoring more presidents, the U.S. Mint began issuing Presidential Dollar coins in the 2000s. Most are worth about face value, but a couple are valued in six figures due to errors .
$20 PR-65+ United States Eliasberg Heritage Auctions May 2022 $1,012,000 1921 $20 United States Hesselgesser Goldberg September 2007 $1,006,250 1796 With Stars $2.50 United States Byron Reed Heritage Auctions: January 2008 $1,006,250 1885 Trade Dollar United States Norweb DLRC November 2004 $690,000 1911 Specimen Pattern Dollar SP-64 Canada
According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, "The present denominations of our currency in production are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. The purpose of the United States currency system is to serve the needs of the public and these denominations meet that goal.
Delayed until the end of World War II, the Red Book was published in 1946, providing collectors even more historical information as well as retail values (prices collectors could expect to pay coin dealers to buy coins) instead of wholesale values. R. S. Yeoman served as editor of the Red Book and Blue Book until he retired in 1970.