Yeah, so I never really knew what the highest bill in US currency is, but today I found pictures of 500 dollar bills from the 30s. William McKinley is on them. I don't know if that is the highest bill though. Anyone know of any higher bill?

my mom brought me to the bank when i was 5 or 6 and had them show me a $500 bill. she told me some banks have 1000 dollar bills, 5000 dollar bills and 10,000 dollar bills. she must be full of shit though. i believe there are $500 bills, although i don't remember seeing it.

there are a few $1000's... I forget why they took them out of circulation,
but there was a reason.

$1 Note (Face) - George Washington (1st U.S. President) (Back) - The Great Seal of the United States
$2 Note (Face) - Thomas Jefferson (3rd U.S. President) (Back) - Signing of the Declaration of Independence
$5 Note (Face) - Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President) (Back) - Lincoln Memorial
$10 Note (Face) - Alexander Hamilton (1st Secretary of the Treasury) (Back) - U.S. Treasury Building
$20 Note (Face) - Andrew Jackson (7th U.S. President) (Back) - White House
$50 Note (Face) - Ulysses Grant (18th U.S. President) (Back) - U.S. Capitol
$100 Note (Face) - Ben Franklin (Statesman) (Back) - Independence Hall
$500 Note* (Face) - William McKinley (25th U.S. President) (Back) - Numeral 500 and the ornamental phrase "Five Hundred Dollars"
$1000 Note* (Face) - Grover Cleveland (22nd & 24th U.S. President) (Back) - Numeral 1000 and the ornamental phrase "One Thousand Dollars"
$5000 Note* (Face) - James Madison (4th U.S. President) (Back) - Numeral 5000 and the ornamental phrase "Five Thousand Dollars"
$10,000 Note* (Face) - Salmon Chase (U.S. Treasury Secretary under Lincoln) (Back) - Numeral 10,000 and the ornamental phrase "Ten Thousand Dollars"
$100,000 Note* (Face) - Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. President) (Back) - Numeral 100,000 and the ornamental phrase "One Hundred Thousand Dollars". This note never appeared in general circulation, and was only used in transactions between Federal Reserve Banks.

http://www.moneyfactory.com/document.cfm/18/118

They were basically useless.

...until 1946 however, it contained five larger denominations. They are:
$500 bill: William McKinley
$1000 bill: Alexander Hamilton from 1918 to 1928, and Grover Cleveland from 1928 to 1946
$5000 bill: James Madison
$10,000 bill: Salmon P. Chase
$100,000 bill: Woodrow Wilson

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/...nation%20bills%20in%20US%20currency

Simply stunning.

i would kill to have a $100,000 bill

i got one and i dont really like this girl margot, what do you say?

JellyFish said:



IM MARGOT!!!!(squeeky voice)

the_reverend said:

seems like it would make it easier for people to jack money.. i dunno like what if you went out and bought a pack of gum for $1 and your $1,000 bill was stuck to it ?

the govt doesn't want the public running around with huge bills.

RustedAngel said:


yea dude imagine if you went to the super market to buy a box of cereal and paid with a $1,000 bill. the cashier would have a shit fit

not if there were $500 and $200

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Derp?