As it stands, a federal law dating back to 1866 prohibits the use of a ... For over a century, the $100 bill has featured the portrait of one of America’s Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin.

While most of the front and back part of the bill is produced in ... As people already associated Ben Franklin with the $100 bill, the Treasury did not want to change the face on the bill.

As far back as 1976, an economist named James Henry called for an end to the $100 bill in an article in The Washington Monthly because — even nearly a half-century ago — it was the preferred ...

The back of the bill may say “in prop we trust” instead of the official motto. Check the feel of it. Prop money often has a different texture. Hold the bill up to a light. Real $100 bills have ...