Results: Money that is grand
Published on 09/17/2014
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There were two "modern" versions of the $1,000 bill, one issued in 1918 and again in 1934. The Series 1918 had a Blue Seal and featured Alexander Hamilton while the Series 1934 featured Grover Cleveland. Both are prized by collectors and worth more than $1,000 today Have you seen either one of these $1000 bills?
Series 1918 which featured Alexander Hamilton on it
2%
48 votes
Series 1934 which featured Grover Cleveland on it
3%
63 votes
Both
6%
119 votes
Not sure
11%
239 votes
Neither
64%
1350 votes
N/A
13%
275 votes
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Which of the following Alexander Hamilton facts are you already aware of?
1918 Series had a Blue Seal
5%
107 votes
It is a Federal Reserve Note
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167 votes
First introduced in 1861
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61 votes
Still legal tender (you may use to pay for items)
9%
187 votes
According to the BLS’s inflation calculator, a thousand bucks in 1918 is worth $15,077.02 today.
3%
56 votes
Alexander is also on the $10 bill
12%
250 votes
Hamilton had a distinguished military career, attaining the rank of Major General, but was most well known as the nation’s First Secretary of the Treasury.
5%
108 votes
He’s one of the few non-Presidents to appear on currency, joining John Marshall (who was on the $500) and Benjamin Franklin (on the $100).
9%
183 votes
The back of the bill has the profile of a bald eagle, holding arrows and an olive branch, which is similar to the eagle on the Seal of the President of the United States (and other similar images associated with the President).
3%
69 votes
All of the above
2%
37 votes
Not sure
16%
330 votes
None of the above
42%
878 votes
N/A
14%
299 votes
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Which of the following Grover Cleveland facts are you already aware of?
Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, graces the front of the Series 1934 $1000 bill.
8%
172 votes
Cleveland was many things but he was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
11%
236 votes
The Secretary of the Treasury who signed the bill was Henry Morgenthau, Jr, who served under FDR, and played a major role in the New Deal.
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85 votes
The rear of the certificate is boring – it just prints “The United States of America” on one line and “One Thousand Dolalrs” on the second line.?
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52 votes
All of the above
2%
48 votes
Not sure
17%
353 votes
None of the above
47%
992 votes
N/A
15%
317 votes
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Which of the following United States bills have you ever had on you, or held, even if briefly? $1
70%
1476 votes
$2
62%
1294 votes
$5
69%
1452 votes
$10
70%
1470 votes
$100
67%
1406 votes
$500
9%
186 votes
$1000
5%
95 votes
$5000
1%
22 votes
$10,000
1%
17 votes
$100,000
1%
11 votes
All of the above
0%
10 votes
Not sure
3%
67 votes
None of the above
4%
91 votes
N/A
9%
188 votes
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