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43-411: The $ 100 bill is the largest denomination that has been printed and circulated since July 13, 1969, when the larger denominations of $ 500 , $ 1,000 , $ 5,000 , and $ 10,000 were retired. As of December 2018, the average life of a $ 100 bill in circulation is 22.9 years before it is replaced due to wear. The bills are also commonly referred to as "Bens", "Benjamins", or "Franklins", in reference to

86-499: A Continental ". The office has, since the late 18th century, been customarily referred to as the singular "Treasury", without any preceding article , as a remnant of the country's transition from British to American English . For example, the department notes its guiding purpose as "Treasury's mission" instead of "the Treasury's mission." Robert Morris was designated Superintendent of Finance in 1781 and restored stability to

129-542: A Department of Treasury, in which shall be the following officers, namely: a Secretary of the Treasury, to be deemed head of the department; a Comptroller, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a Register, and an Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury , which assistant shall be appointed by the said Secretary. Alexander Hamilton took the oath of office as the first secretary of the treasury on September 11, 1789. Hamilton had served as George Washington 's aide-de-camp during

172-411: A box filled with U.S. currency, including a number of thousand-dollar bills, and reported it to Secretary Spinner. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln subsequently honored her with a commendation for her actions, and the federal government rewarded her with an appointment for life as a messenger with its Department of Issues. The U.S. Congress transferred several agencies that had previously been under

215-481: A combination of proofs and issued notes, a nearly complete type set of high-denomination currency was compiled. Notably missing are several types of Compound and Interest Bearing Notes. Printed during the early to mid-1860s on very thin paper, these high-denomination notes are virtually non-existent. Their issuance (1861–65) predates the BEP's responsibility for U.S. currency (1870s), so it is fortunate that any proofs exist in

258-479: A face value of $ 500 or higher) had been used in the United States since the late 18th century. The first $ 500 note was issued by North Carolina , authorized by legislation dated May 10, 1780. Virginia quickly followed suit and authorized the printing of $ 500 and $ 1,000 notes on October 16, 1780, and $ 2,000 notes on May 7, 1781. High-denomination treasury notes were issued; for example, during

301-517: A harder time detecting certain illicit transactions occurring in cash. Large denominations of United States currency Large denominations of United States currency greater than $ 100 were circulated by the United States Treasury until 1969. Since then, U.S. dollar banknotes have been issued in seven denominations : $ 1 , $ 2 , $ 5 , $ 10 , $ 20 , $ 50 , and $ 100 . Large-denomination currency (i.e., banknotes with

344-730: A transitional remnant from British to American English . Hamilton's portrait appears on the obverse of the ten-dollar bill , while the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. is depicted on the reverse . The history of the Department of the Treasury began in the turmoil of the American Revolution , when the Continental Congress at Philadelphia deliberated the crucial issue of financing

387-442: A variety of other lawbreakers who use currency in their criminal activity. While it is not at all clear that the volume of illegal drugs sold or the amount of tax evasion would necessarily increase just as a consequence of the availability of a larger dollar denomination bill, it no doubt is the case that if wrongdoers were provided with an easier mechanism to launder their funds and hide their profits, enforcement authorities could have

430-461: A war of independence against Great Britain . The Congress had no power to levy and collect taxes, nor was there a tangible basis for securing funds from foreign investors or governments. The delegates resolved to issue paper money in the form of bills of credit , promising redemption in coin on faith in the revolutionary cause. On June 22, 1775, only a few days after the Battle of Bunker Hill ,

473-470: Is a member of the Cabinet . The treasurer of the United States has limited statutory duties, but advises the Secretary on various matters such as coinage and currency production. Signatures of both officials appear on all Federal Reserve notes . The department was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue . The first secretary of the treasury was Alexander Hamilton , who

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516-691: Is to serve the needs of the public and these denominations meet that goal. Neither the Department of the Treasury nor the Federal Reserve System has any plans to change the denominations in use today." The National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution contains the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) certified proofs and the Treasury Department collection of United States currency. Using

559-418: The $ 100 denomination added up to $ 23.1708 billion. Since some banknotes had been destroyed, and the population was 200 million at the time, there was less than one $ 100 banknote per capita circulating. As of June 30, 1969, the U.S. coins and banknotes in circulation of all denominations were worth $ 50.936 billion of which $ 4.929 billion was circulating overseas. The currency and coin circulating within

602-621: The American Revolutionary War and was influential in the ratification of the Constitution. Hamilton's financial and managerial acumen made him a logical choice for addressing the problem of the new nation's heavy war debt . His first official act as secretary was to submit a report to Congress in which he laid the foundation for the nation's financial health. To the surprise of many legislators, he insisted upon federal assumption and dollar-for-dollar repayment of

645-554: The Bank of the United States , which acted as the government's fiscal agent . The Department of Treasury believes their seal was created by Francis Hopkinson , the treasurer of loans. He submitted bills to Congress in 1780 that authorized the design of department seals, including a seal for the Board of Treasury. While it is not certain that Hopkinson designed the seal, it closely resembles others he created. In 1861, Sophia Holmes became

688-695: The Department of Justice as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). The regulatory and tax collection functions of ATF related to legitimate traffic in alcohol and tobacco remained with the treasury at its new Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Effective March 1, 2003, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center , the United States Customs Service , and

731-529: The United States Secret Service were transferred to the newly created Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") . In 2020, the Treasury suffered a data breach following a cyberattack likely conducted by a nation state adversary , possibly Russia. This was in fact the first detected case of the much wider 2020 United States federal government data breach , which involved at least eight federal departments. The basic functions of

774-1030: The War of 1812 ($ 1,000 notes authorized by an act dated June 30, 1812). During the American Civil War , Confederate currency included $ 500 and $ 1,000 notes. The earliest (1861) federal banknotes included high-denomination notes such as three-year interest-bearing notes of $ 500 , $ 1,000 , and $ 5,000 , authorized by Congress on July 17, 1861. In total, 11 different types of U.S. currency were issued in high-denomination notes across nearly 20 different series dates. The obverse designs of United States banknotes generally depict either historical figures , allegorical figures symbolizing significant concepts (e.g., liberty, justice), or both. The reverse designs range from abstract scroll-work with ornate denomination identifiers to reproductions of historical art works. Series 1934 gold certificates ($ 100; $ 500 ; $ 1,000 ; $ 10,000 ; and $ 100,000 ) were issued after

817-503: The gold standard was repealed and gold was compulsorily confiscated by order of President Franklin Roosevelt on March 9, 1933 (see United States Executive Order 6102 ). Thus, the series 1934 notes were used only for intragovernmental (i.e., Federal Reserve Bank ) transactions and were not issued to the public. This series was discontinued in 1940. The series 1928 gold certificate reverse was printed in black and green (see History of

860-561: The Continental Congress issued $ 2 million in bills; on July 25, 28 citizens of Philadelphia were employed by Congress to sign and number the currency. On July 29, 1775, the Second Continental Congress assigned the responsibility for the administration of the revolutionary government's finances to joint Continental treasurers George Clymer and Michael Hillegas . Congress stipulated that each of

903-688: The Department of the Treasury include: With respect to the estimation of revenues for the executive branch , Treasury serves a purpose parallel to that of the Office of Management and Budget for the estimation of spending for the executive branch, the Joint Committee on Taxation for the estimation of revenues for Congress, and the Congressional Budget Office for the estimation of spending for Congress. From 1830 until 1901, responsibility for overseeing weights and measures

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946-794: The Federal Reserve announced that the large denominations of United States currency would be withdrawn from circulation; banks were instructed to return any notes received or deposited larger than $ 100 to the United States Treasury. While the larger denominations remained legal tender , with their removal, the $ 100 note was the largest denomination remaining in circulation. All the Federal Reserve Notes produced from Series 1928 up to before Series 1969 (i.e. 1928, 1928A, 1934, 1934A, 1934B, 1934C, 1934D, 1950, 1950A, 1950B, 1950C, 1950D, 1950E, 1963, 1966, 1966A) of

989-891: The United States dollar ). Although they remain legal tender in the United States, high-denomination bills were last printed on December 27, 1945, and were officially discontinued on July 14, 1969, by the Federal Reserve System because of "lack of use". The lower production $ 5,000 and $ 10,000 notes had effectively disappeared well before then. Beginning in July 1969, the Federal Reserve began removing high-denomination currency from circulation and destroying any large bills returned by banks. As of May 30, 2009 , only 336 $ 10,000 bills were known to exist, along with 342 $ 5,000 bills, 165,372 $ 1,000 bills and fewer than 75,000 $ 500 bills (of over 900,000 printed). Due to their rarity, collectors pay considerably more than

1032-690: The United States was $ 230 per capita. Since 1969, the demand for U.S. currency has greatly increased. The total amount of circulating currency and coin passed one trillion dollars in March 2011. Despite the degradation in the value of the U.S. $ 100 banknote (which was worth about $ 830.85 in 1969), and despite competition from some more valuable foreign notes (most notably, the 500 euro banknote ), there are no current plans to re-issue banknotes above $ 100 . Today's widespread use of electronic means to conduct high-value transactions has made large-scale physical cash transactions for legitimate business unnecessary from

1075-597: The aegis of the Treasury Department to other departments as a consequence of the September 11 attacks . Effective January 24, 2003, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), which had been a bureau of the department since 1972, was extensively reorganized under the provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 . The law enforcement functions of ATF, including the regulation of legitimate traffic in firearms and explosives , were transferred to

1118-565: The colonies contribute to the Continental government's funds. To ensure proper and efficient handling of the growing national debt in the face of weak economic and political ties between the colonies, the Congress, on February 17, 1776, designated a committee of five to superintend the treasury, settle accounts , and report periodically to the Congress. On April 1, a Treasury Office of Accounts, consisting of an auditor general and clerks ,

1161-467: The country's $ 75 million debt in order to revitalize the public credit : "[T]he debt of the United States was the price of liberty. The faith of America has been repeatedly pledged for it, and with solemnities that give peculiar force to the obligation." Hamilton foresaw the development of industry and trade in the United States, suggesting that government revenues be based upon customs duties . His sound financial policies also inspired investment in

1204-522: The current archives. United States Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury ( USDT ) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States , where it serves as an executive department . The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint . These two agencies are responsible for printing all paper currency and minting coins , while

1247-447: The face value of the bills to acquire them, and some are in museums in other parts of the world. These larger denomination bills were mainly used by banks and the federal government for large financial transactions, which was especially true for gold certificates from 1865 to 1934. Given that the introduction of electronic money systems has made large-scale cash transactions mostly obsolete, as well as concerns about counterfeiting and

1290-579: The finances of the confederation of former colonies until September 1789. The First United States Congress convened in New York City on March 4, 1789, marking the beginning of government under the U.S. Constitution . On September 2, 1789, Congress created a permanent institution for the management of government finances: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be

1333-534: The first Black woman to be employed by the Treasury Department and by the Federal government of the United States when Senator Henry Wilson , James G. Blaine and others advocated for her hiring as a janitor under Secretary of the Treasury Francis Spinner . She was paid fifteen dollars per month. In 1862, she prevented a major theft from the department of more than $ 200,000 when she came across

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1376-413: The formulation of policy and management of the department as a whole, while the operating bureaus carry out the specific operations assigned to the department. The Treasury Department has authorized a budget for Fiscal Year 2024 of $ 16.5 billion. The budget authorization is broken down as follows: In the latest Center for Effective Government analysis of the fifteen federal agencies that receive

1419-547: The government's point of view. Quoting T. Allison, Assistant to the Board of the Federal Reserve System in his October 8, 1998, testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives , Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy , Committee on Banking and Financial Services : There are public policies against reissuing the $ 500 note, mainly because many of those efficiency gains, such as lower shipment and storage costs, would accrue not only to legitimate users of bank notes but also to money launderers, tax evaders and

1462-418: The nation's finances. Morris, a wealthy colonial merchant , was nicknamed "the financier" because of his reputation for procuring funds or goods on a moment's notice. His staff included a comptroller , a treasurer , a register , and auditors , who managed the country's finances through 1784, when Morris resigned because of ill health. The treasury board, consisting of three commissioners, continued to oversee

1505-528: The number of $ 1 bills. However, a 2018 research paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago estimated that 80 percent of $ 100 bills were in other countries. Possible reasons included $ 100 bills being used as a reserve currency against economic instability that affected other currencies, and use of the bills for criminal activities. ( approximately 7.4218 × 3.125 in ≈ 189 × 79 mm) (6.14 × 2.61 in ≅ 156 × 66 mm) On July 14, 1969,

1548-485: The treasury executes currency circulation in the domestic fiscal system. It collects all federal taxes through the Internal Revenue Service ; manages U.S. government debt instruments ; licenses and supervises banks and thrift institutions ; and advises the legislative and executive branches on matters of fiscal policy . The department is administered by the secretary of the treasury , who

1591-631: The use of Benjamin Franklin 's portrait by the French painter Joseph Duplessis on the denomination, as "C-Notes" or "Century Notes", based on the Roman numeral for 100, or as "blue faces", based on the blue tint of Franklin's face in the current design. The bill is one of two denominations printed today that does not feature a president of the United States , the other being the $ 10 bill , featuring Alexander Hamilton . The Series 2009 $ 100 bill redesign

1634-421: The use of cash for unlawful activities (such as drug trafficking and money laundering ), it is unlikely that the U.S. government will reissue any large-denomination currency in the foreseeable future. According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, "The present denominations of our currency in production are $ 1 , $ 2 , $ 5 , $ 10 , $ 20 , $ 50 and $ 100 . The purpose of the United States currency system

1677-558: Was carried out by the Office of Standard Weights and Measures under the auspices of the Treasury Department. After 1901, that responsibility was assigned to the agency that subsequently became known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology . The Department of the Treasury is organized into two major components: the departmental offices and the operating bureaus. The departmental offices are primarily responsible for

1720-580: Was established to facilitate the settlement of claims and to keep the public accounts for the government of the United Colonies. With the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the newborn republic as a sovereign nation was able to secure loans from abroad. Despite the infusion of foreign and domestic loans, the united colonies were unable to establish a well-organized agency for financial administration. Michael Hillegas

1763-401: Was first called Treasurer of the United States on May 14, 1777. The Treasury Office was reorganized three times between 1778 and 1781. The $ 241.5 million in paper Continental bills devalued rapidly. By May 1781, the dollar collapsed at a rate of from 500 to 1000 to 1 against hard currency . Protests against the worthless money swept the colonies, giving rise to the expression " not worth

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1806-514: Was sworn into office on September 11, 1789. Hamilton was appointed by President George Washington on the recommendation of Robert Morris , Washington's first choice for the position, who had declined the appointment. Hamilton established the nation's early financial system and for several years was a major presence in Washington's administration . The department is customarily referred to as "Treasury", solely, without any preceding article –

1849-430: Was unveiled on April 21, 2010, and was issued to the public on October 8, 2013. The new bill costs 12.6 cents to produce and has a blue ribbon woven into the center of the currency with "100" and Liberty Bells , alternating, that appear when the bill is tilted. As of June 30, 2012, the $ 100 bill comprised 77% of all US currency in circulation. Federal Reserve data from 2017 showed that the number of $ 100 bills exceeded

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