The dollar bill is packed with symbols, each with its own story. George Washington’s portrait is on the front for a reason.

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“He who sits in a game of chance with a two-dollar bill in his pocket is ... the Treasury designed a new $2 bill series with a portrait of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on ...

If you take out a dollar, you'll notice there are four large numbers in the corners of the bill's open space. Like the encircled letter to the left of Washington's portrait, these numbers tell ...

but by 1969 technology had outpaced the need for large bills. The largest U.S. dollar denomination ever printed was the $100,000 Gold Certificate, which featured a portrait of President Woodrow ...