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 Collections: The $5 Face
President Abraham Lincoln, February 9, 1864, taken by Anthony Berger, Mathew Brady Studio, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Meserve Collection, Image LC-USP6-2415-A. (Background)
In 1869, Charles Burt engraved this ¾ view of Lincoln for the face of the $100 United States Note, Series 1869. Burt’s engraving remained in use on other large-sized notes until 1928 when currency was reduced to the smaller size we use today. Even then, Burt’s image was retained and appeared on $5 notes. For the next 71 years, this engraving was well known to everyone who handled a $5 bill until 1999 when the portraits on United States currency were enlarged.
Clockwise from bottom left to right:
- Reproduction, $100 United States Note, Series of 1869 (74% of actual size)
- Proof, $1 Silver Certificate, Series of 1899, Engraver: George F. C. Smillie
- Proof, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Series of 1914
- Proof, $5 Silver Certificate, Series of 1923
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