According to Wikipedia the Free Online Encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._fifty_dollar_bill) 1913: A new $50 Gold Certificate with a portrait of Ulysses Grant was issued. The style of the area below Grant's portrait was later used on small-sized notes. 1929: Under series of 1928, all U.S. currency was changed to its current size. All variations of the $50 bill would carry the same portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, same border design on the obverse, and the same reverse with a vignette of the U.S. Capitol. The $50 bill was issued as a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal and serial numbers and as a Gold Certificate with a golden seal and serial numbers.
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Grant was a Civil War hero and a popular two-term President. Despite his weaknesses as president, he always remained a hero with the people.
His portrait was placed on the bill in 1914, in conjunction with the construction of the Lincoln Memorial that year.
Watermarks were introduced on the U.S. fifty-dollar bill in the redesigned series released in 1996. The watermark features a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, which is visible when the bill is held up to the light. This security feature was implemented to help deter counterfeiting and enhance the bill's overall security.
Ulysses S. Grant's portrait was first used on a $50 bill for the 1913 series of $50 Gold Certificates. It was added to $50 Federal Reserve Notes the next year and has been retained ever since. His picture replaced that of William H. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State.
Put the dollar bill in your washing machine. This should take care of it.
The portrait of George Washington, which is featured on the one-dollar bill, was first introduced in 1869. However, the current design of the one-dollar bill, including Washington's portrait, has been in circulation since 1963.
The symbolic connection. The One dollar bill, and he was President #1.
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The 2 dollar bill has post stamps on them because when they were released to the bank and stamped that day. The banks did this so the 2 dollar bill could be canceled on that date.