Molly B. writes:Â Hi! I was wondering if you could help me out with a school project. I’m trying to figure out which Presidents of the U.S. have had their portraits on U.S. currency. I know that there are supposedly 7 on paper and 6 on coins. Can you help me? Thanks.
I assume we’re talking about the small size currency beginning in 1928:
- $1 =George Washington
- $2= Thomas Jefferson
- $5= Abraham Lincoln
- $20=Andrew Jackson
- $50=Ulysses S. Grant
- $500=William McKinley( no longer made but legal tender)
- $1000=Grover Cleveland (no longer made but legal tender)
- $5000=James Madison (no longer made, rare, still legal tender)
- $100,000=Woodrow Wilson (1934 gold certificate)
On coins, the following Presidents are represented:
- .01=Abraham Lincoln (1909-)
- .05=Thomas Jefferson (1938-)
- .10=Franklin Roosevelt (1946-)
- .25=George Washington (1932-)
- .50=John F. Kennedy (1964-)
- 1.00=Dwight Eisenhower (1971-1978)