United States ten-dollar bill

Ten dollars
(United States)
Value $10
Width 155.956 mm
Height 66.294 mm
Weight Approx. 1 g
Security features Security thread, EURion constellation, Watermark, Color shifting ink, Microprinting
Paper type Cotton-linen
Years of printing 1861–present
Obverse
Design Alexander Hamilton
Design date 2006
Reverse
Design U.S. Treasury
Design date 2006

The United States ten-dollar bill ($10) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1789–95), Alexander Hamilton, is currently featured on the obverse of the bill, while the U.S. Treasury Building is featured on the reverse. Hamilton is one of two non-presidents featured on currently issued U.S. bills, the other being Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. Hamilton is one of only four people featured on U.S. paper currency (1861 to the present) who were not born in the continental United States; he was from the West Indies. The others were: Albert Gallatin, Switzerland ($500 1862/63 Legal Tender); George Meade, Spain ($1,000 1890/91 Treasury Note); and Robert Morris, England ($1,000 1862/63 Legal Tender; $10 1878/80 Silver Certificate). In addition, Kamehameha I appears on the 2008 Hawaii state quarter. All $10 bills issued today are Federal Reserve Notes.

As of December 2013, the average life of a $10 bill is 4.5 years, or about 54 months, before it is replaced due to wear.[1] Ten-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in yellow straps.

The source of the face on the $10 bill is John Trumbull’s 1805 portrait of Hamilton that belongs to the portrait collection of New York City Hall. The $10 bill is the only U.S. paper currency in circulation in which the portrait faces to the left (the $100,000 bill featured a portrait of Woodrow Wilson facing to the left, but was used only for intra-government transactions).

In 2015 it was announced that the obverse portrait of Hamilton would be replaced by the portrait of an as yet undecided woman, starting in 2020.[2] The Secretary also made clear, however, that Hamilton would continue to be on the bill in some form.

Large size note history

(approximately 7.4218 × 3.125 in ≅ 189 × 79 mm)

1863 $10 Legal Tender note
1880 $10 Legal Tender
Series 1880 $10 silver certificate.
Series 1901 $10 Legal Tender depicting military explorers Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and an American bison.
1914 $10 Federal Reserve Note

Small size note history

Series 1928 $10 Gold Certificate
1934 A Federal Reserve $10 Note
The first 1953 $10 Silver Certificate printed (Smithsonian).

(6.14 × 2.61 in ≅ 156 × 66 mm)

Future redesign

On June 17, 2015, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a woman's portrait would be featured on a redesigned ten-dollar bill by 2020. The Department of Treasury is seeking the public's input on who should appear on the new bill.[2][9] When asked about which woman should replace Hamilton during a televised debate in September 2015, GOP candidate Jeb Bush suggested the portrait of the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. [10]

The next redesigned ten-dollar bill will be the first U.S. note to incorporate tactile features to assist those with visual disabilities.[11]

See also

References

  1. http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/how-long-is-the-life-span-of-us-paper-money.htm
  2. 1 2 "Secretary Lew Announces Historic Decision To Feature A Woman On The Newly Redesigned Ten Dollar Note" (Press release). U.S. Treasury Department. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. "Currency NOTES" (PDF). Bureau of engraving and Printing.
  4. Fodor's Washington DC. Random House. 1991. p. 76. American Security Bank likes to boast in its commercials that it's "Right on the money"—"the money" in this case being a $10 bill. If you look on the back of one you'll see the Treasury Building and to its right the tiny American Security bank building.
  5. "Trademark search details for "Right on the money"". Boliven. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  6. http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f1990_d.html
  7. http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f1999_d.html
  8. http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2004ad.html
  9. Calmes, Jackie (June 17, 2015). "Woman’s Portrait Will Appear on the $10 Bill". The New York Times.
  10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/17/jeb-bush-wants-margaret-thatcher-on-a-10-bill-brits-are-bemused/
  11. http://www.bep.gov/images/Meaningful_Access_White_Paper_06-25-13.pdf

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