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Cleveland died of a heart attack on June 24, 1908, and just six years later he found himself on the $20 bill. In 1928, he was moved to the $1,000 bill. Like other high-denomination U.S. currency, the $1,000 bill has been out of print since 1945, and the Treasury has not issued it since 1969.
According to Old Money Prices, a paper currency collector, a $1,000 bill printed in 1928 with a gold seal could be worth over $20,000, if in uncirculated condition. Here are some rare bills...
President Grover Cleveland's face appears on the $1,000 bill, which like the $500 bill dates to 1918. Hamilton's face initially appeared on the denomination. The Fed and Treasury discontinued the $1,000 bill in 1969.
Over the decades, $1000 bills have been at the center of more than a few high-profile scandals and capers. In one of the most brazen thefts in numismatic history, over $3 million in rare $500, $1000, $5000 and $10,000 bills were stolen from the home of dealer Albert Stern in 1978.
In 1929, United States currency was standardized to include portraits on the bills' front sides. Five people have been depicted on U.S. currency during their lifetime: Abraham Lincoln was portrayed on the 1861 $10 Demand Note
The 1000 Dollar Bill – A Little History. Between 1862 and 1880, the Treasury Department had printed $1,000 bills of the Legal Tender type, with three different designs on them. The notes depicted a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Robert Morris graced the first 1000 dollar bill ever printed.
The $1,000 bill might seem like a myth to many, but it's a real piece of American history. Let's unravel the story behind it and answer some common questions. Let's hop onto a time machine and travel back to an era when the $1,000 bill was a more common sight.
The 1918 blue seal $1,000 bill features a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, on the front, and the profile of a bald eagle, holding arrows and an olive branch, on the back. In today’s economy, $1,000 is roughly equivalent to over $15,000.
Cleveland first appeared on the $1,000 bill in 1928. Here's a newspaper clipping from 1928 announcing the new currency, including two larger denominations, a $5,000 bill featuring President James...
Series: 1928. Portrait: Grover Cleveland. Back Vignette: The United States of America - One Thousand Dollars.