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A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency (www.atlasobscura.com)

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The ultimate prank!

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Monstrous! What kind of megalomaniac would put their own face on currency?

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[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Are you referencing this?

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[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I think they are referring something like this.

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