American Presidents on Bills and Coins

Coin collecting is a fun and a potentially lucrative hobby, if you find the right set of coins and paper money that have tremendous value. Coins all over the world have used various figures and animals on their surfaces. Some of the most prominent figures used on money are the presidents of the United States of America.

Here are some of the presidents that have appeared on money.

George Washington

George Washington features prominently on the $1; he is the first U.S. President and Founding Father of the United States. He was first displayed on the dollar bill in 1869, seven years after the bill was on print. The average lifespan of the average dollar bill is approximately 18 months because of the heavy use it experiences. Money and coin collecting can be a profitable hobby, if you have one of the coins that depicts the first U.S. President on it, more so if it is decades old.

Thomas Jefferson

This individual is one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson has been on the $2 bill since 1869. The government has conducted multiple campaigns to boost this bill’s popularity since the early part of the 1900s. His face is also on the nickel.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president and is on the $5 bill. Lincoln is renowned because he ended slavery and saved the Union. He has been on this bill for more than a century. The words “In God We Trust” was published on this bill in 1964. Abraham Lincoln is also on the penny.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson is the 7th president of the United States of America and is a polarizing political personality. Jackson took Cleveland’s place on the $20 bill in 1928. Several petitions to remove his image from the bill have circulated but have failed.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses was a well-known Civil War general and is the 18th president. His first appearance on the bill was in 1913. In 2005 and 2010, there were calls to replace Grant with Ronald Reagan, but those attempts failed.

Benjamin Franklin

The first hundred dollar bill that has Franklin’s face on it appeared in 1914. He was not technically president of the U.S., but his role in the country’s formation made him a prominent political figure.

William McKinley

McKinley was the 25th president and was assassinated during his term in 1901. His face features prominently on the $500 bill since 1928. This is a rare bill that is on top of the lists of many collectors.

Other presidents such as Grover Cleveland, James Madison and Woodrow Wilson are on rare bills.

Coin collecting as well as paper money collecting is fun, whether you focus on the United States, Canadian Mint or other countries. Colonial Acres can assist you with starting a collection, learning more about coins and paper money, or viewing the value of your current collection.