Talk:United States one-dollar bill
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It would be interesting to learn why the current one dollar bill still features the older design.
True or false: it was legal to put live people on currency back in 1862. (This question came into my mind because it says that Salmon Chase was on the first $1 bills and he was alive in 1862. 66.32.149.224 23:17, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
Yes, he put himself on a LOT of the money to further his political carreer. Rick Boatright 23:22, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
It appears Chase was on the $10,000 bill (series 1918), but as he died in 1873, I haven't actually seen a $1 bill from that period.
- It's not illegal now, nor has it ever been, to put live people on currency. It's just a very strong tradition not to Nik42 08:57, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Masons/Illuminati
What's with the paranoid talk about the Masons and the Illuminati? This seems totally out of place and delusional at best. -Branddobbe 08:16, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- It's a consperacy theory that baiscly goes that the Illuminati and/or the free masons are responisible for the pyrimid on the back of the 1DB. It's not out of place, and it deserves mention.
Consperacy theory? Actually, a new book, The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill, by David Ovason, details the extent of Masonic symbolism on the one dollar bill. There is nothing conspiratorial about this. It is fact. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060530448/qid=1111984112/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-9777372-3472619?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
- Actually, I noticed the US Declaration of Independence year 1776 which is written on the pyramid is also listed in the Illuminati article as the founding year, but I wasn't sure whether to include this. (It should be in the parenthesized 'The following is speculation' section, if anywhere.) --IByte 20:49, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I suppose these comments reflect something which has been chopped out of the article entirely. A shame, as a brief mention of the conspiracy theory would be of interest to casual people, not just tin-hat wearers. -- Jon Dowland 12:40, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
* I agree, that's the content I came here looking for right now.
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- looks like someone read Angels & Demons. --71.224.68.150 04:26, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- I also came looking for information regarding masonic symbolism in the dollar bill. It should not be excluded.66.188.136.207 08:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- i was looking for it also if that help, why on earth would the origins of one of the main features of the bill be excluded?
Kindly explain the removal of information from Eye of Providence. If anything it makes more sense at this article. Dan 05:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- The reason why I removed it was because I believe copying and pasting large chunk of text is bad. I'm not disputing the accuracy of the text. But let's say someone find a mistake and correct it, but on one copy only. Then the two copies would contradict each other, which causes mass confusion. Now I didn't do a straight revert. I provided a link to the most appropriate place for further information. The one-dollar bill has George Washington on it. But we can't put his whole biography here, right? --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 12:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
Like I said, it doesn't seem like the most appropriate place at all. If anything it would make more sense to move the text here, delete that passage from Eye of Providence. Dan 17:00, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- So the solution that will make us both happy is to move the text here and provide a link the other direction. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 19:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is the phrase "recent separation" appropriate for something that happened over 200 years ago?
Is the phrase "recent separation" appropriate for something that happened over 200 years ago?
Bobblewik (talk) 19:44, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
In archaeological terms, yes :) Sjc 19:45, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] The Eagle's claws
- It holds an olive branch and arrows in its claws, symbolizing "we want peace, but are ready to fight".
It occurs to me that the order doesn't seem binding. It could just as well mean "we want to fight, but are ready for peace". :-) JRM 02:35, 2004 Dec 6 (UTC)
[edit] The Seal
I'm noticing a lot of back-and-forth peddling and sneaky vandalism on the symbolism of the seal. Ideally I'd like it if we could just leave it out and refer to Great Seal of the United States, but I guess that's not going to happen. So I'd urge everyone to watch the articles and make sure they stay in sync on the matter; the content of Great Seal of the United States should get priority over what this article says, and any change should be suggested there. JRM · Talk 22:47, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Again on "Saeclorum"
Regarding the spelling of the word ("saeclum" seems to be correct, especially in poetry -- seclum a little less so), I don't see why on Earth the meaning of the phrase should change from "of the worlds" to "of the ages" just because of the U. It appears to me that both spellings are acceptable for the same meaning, which encompasses both "worlds" and "ages." Also, the dedicated page linked in this article doesn't differentiate meaning on the basis of spelling. I say that remark should be removed. Opinions? Aside 00:14, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Edits
I made some significant edits to the article, which may draw some controversy due to the row over my One dollar Federal Reserve Note article. Regardless of what happens to that one, I attempted to improve this article by generalizing the introduction to the article, including information about the first U.S. $1 note, and cleaning up the explanation of the $1 FRN. Hope everyone likes it, let me know either way. Paul 09:56, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
- The current edition of U.S. one dollar bill (with the history) looks nice. Only suggestions I'd make right now: 1) if the pictures are thumbnails, I'd suggest increasing the size by about 50 pixels so that a little more of the detail comes through; 2) put in a few blank lines in the history for easier reading. A question: historically, is there significance in the changeover from engraved notes and offset printed notes (if I recall correctly, it was announced in 1982 or 1983)? B.Wind 03:09, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Number 13
Some of those symbolic 13s look more like coincidences to me - especially the last one, about the average of the number of letters in "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" (17) and "MDCCLXXVI" (9). Was the motto really chosen to have 17 letters, just because the date had 9 letters and the original number of states was 13? I think not. This needs a supporting reference, if there is any true significance in it. Mtford 17:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
- Really, this is just an observation on the manipulation of numbers. I have removed it.
--Kurt 05:01, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Contradiction
This is about the physical size of the notes. Please discuss at Talk:Large-sized note. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 08:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dollar Bill Game
There is absolutely no reason why this game should be present. It has been removed twice thus far because it deserves to be absent. Please delete it if you see it as part of the article, or give a good reason why it should be there if you wish to restore it.
[edit] Hidden symbols.
can someone please provide a picture of the 2 "Spiders"?
