Beautiful Bucks

circa 1882

circa 1890

I was looking for images of bald eagles for a project, and I came across the rag and bone blog. I've read a couple of posts before, but this one about the history of the American dollar was especially interesting. I didn't know the patterns had varied so greatly; I just know how sad I was when they issued the new $20 bill. Yuck. So here are some gems from the past. The post also shows a couple of bills with Martha Washington on the front. Check it out!