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Portraits on new currency predicted to spark demand after July
Elmo Scott Watson forecasts Americans will seek portraits of eleven national figures when the Treasury issues reduced size bills starting July 1 1929. Washington on the one dollar bill and Jefferson on the two will lead a lineup including Lincoln Hamilton Jackson Grant Franklin Madison Chase and others, each tied to pivotal moments in U S monetary history. The article stresses easier recognition reduces change errors and fights counterfeiting while describing cost savings in printing and production.
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United States Treasury
Washington
Jefferson
Monticello
Lincoln
Hamilton
Treasury
Jackson
White House
Ceeweenaees
Capitol
Franklin Independ
Hal
McKinley
Cleveland
Madison
Chase
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States
Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
United States Bank
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
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Ulysses S. Grant
National Finance
Grant
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
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