Honest Abe

Before the $5 bill and even before the penny, Abraham Lincoln's face was a familiar one on U.S. Treasury-issued paper money.

In 1861, during his first year as president, his face was on a $10 demand note printed during the Civil War.

In 1869, the Treasury put him on the $100 legal tender note, and in 1882, he appeared on the $500 gold certificate.

According to the American Numismatic Association, Lincoln has been featured on more money than anyone in history except Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.