If you grew up in the States, you would have learned who Franklin was somewhere in the 5th to 8th grade public schooling range, so I guess neither of those things happened in your case?
Huh. I hadn't really thought that someone would think that being on currency meant that someone is a President until now. I guess the other common current bills do.
Not all coins and bills have had Presidents.
The current dollar coin, which isn't terribly commonly used, though I do occasionally get one in change, and mostly from subways, has Liberty:
There have been other figures in the past, like Susan B. Anthony.
The hundred dollar bill, which some stores don't accept, obnoxiously enough, but my most-used ATM likes to hand out, has Hamilton, who also wasn't a President.
Past printed bill designs remain valid currency in the US, and bills like the $10,000 bill don't have Presidents.
I don't think it's neccesarily just 'on currency must imply he was a president'.
But rather that Franklin and Hamilton both are involved in a lot of those early USA events alongside your Washingtons and Jeffersons. Given their enduring popularity and heavy involvement in US politics, it is a little unintuitive to realize they weren't presidents.
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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y
$100 bill has Franklin.
jet@hackertalks.com · 31 pts · 1y
I really jacksoned that up
turdburglar@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
you’re such a munson
PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 1y
Andrew Jackson is on the $20, Benjamin is $100.
BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
Apparently, its all about the Benjamins....
..baby.
shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol · 4 pts · 1y
...could have sworn it was All About the Pentiums.
joyjoy@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
He was so great, he didn't need to become president.
TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 1y
With that kind of up to date information, maybe you shouldn't vote.
jet@hackertalks.com · 11 pts · 1y
What kind of civics literacy test would you recommend I use to determine if I should vote?
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y
If you grew up in the States, you would have learned who Franklin was somewhere in the 5th to 8th grade public schooling range, so I guess neither of those things happened in your case?
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 pts · 1y
He would have been President if not for Obama!
tal@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 1y
Huh. I hadn't really thought that someone would think that being on currency meant that someone is a President until now. I guess the other common current bills do.
Not all coins and bills have had Presidents.
The current dollar coin, which isn't terribly commonly used, though I do occasionally get one in change, and mostly from subways, has Liberty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Silver_Eagle
There have been other figures in the past, like Susan B. Anthony.
The hundred dollar bill, which some stores don't accept, obnoxiously enough, but my most-used ATM likes to hand out, has Hamilton, who also wasn't a President.
Past printed bill designs remain valid currency in the US, and bills like the $10,000 bill don't have Presidents.
PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
Hamilton is on the $10. This whole post is wrecking my brain. Benjamin is, theoretically famously, on the $100.
emb@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
After I first read the post, I thought 10, 100, easy typo. But then saw hundred was written out. And every place accepts 10s.
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y
Ten dollar bill has Hamilton on it…
0ops@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 1y
There's the Sacajawea dollar coins
emb@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I don't think it's neccesarily just 'on currency must imply he was a president'.
But rather that Franklin and Hamilton both are involved in a lot of those early USA events alongside your Washingtons and Jeffersons. Given their enduring popularity and heavy involvement in US politics, it is a little unintuitive to realize they weren't presidents.
emb@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
He was totally a president though. (Of Pennsylvania)
Makhno@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Very good, Gareth.
rem26_art@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y
*Gary
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Neither is Hamilton on the $5 bill.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Almost relevant scene from The Wire: https://youtu.be/xhwuRFmMqKE
The last line still works though.
moseschrute@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
However, he is dead at this present dent in my car.
HubertManne@piefed.social · -2 pts · 1y
That term sorta makes me wish trump was on currency.
devolution@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 1y
Chat GPT strikes again.
MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Genuinely mystified as to how chatGPT is being blamed for anything here. Do you just randomly invoke it for upvotes or something?
devolution@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Because the OP is so confidently incorrect. It’s like neither it’s chat GPT or the OP is ignorant..
jet@hackertalks.com · 1 pts · 1y
Ignorant people are the most likely to learn things today.