Secrets of the Dollar Bill

1) The first $1 bill was made in 1862. It didn’t have a picture of George Washington! Instead, Salmon P. Chase was the star— he was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time. He later appeared on the $10,000 bill!

2) The dollar bill is printed on “paper” made from cotton and linen.

3) This is the signature of the Treasurer of the United States, whose jobs include helping the country make decisions about the economy.

4) This bill is strong! You could fold it back and forth 4,000 times before it would rip.

5) Each bill has a number printed on it. No two bills have the same one.

6) The back of the bill has some unusual symbols. One is a pyramid with 13 steps. The steps stand for the first 13 states.