$10 Bill – Alexander Hamilton As the nation’s first Treasury Secretary, Hamilton is one of two non-presidents to be featured on U.S. paper currency (the other is Benjamin Franklin). While Hamilton’s portrait is seen on the obverse, the reverse shows the U.S. Treasury Building.
When did they put Alexander Hamilton on the 10 dollar bill?
1929
The Series of 1928 notes, all the same size with similar design features, went into circulation in 1929. Since then, the $10 note has featured Hamilton as the sole portrait.
Why is Hamilton looking left?
The portrait of Hamilton on the $10 bill is a copy of a portrait painted in his lifetime. For whatever reason, he faced left for the artist. Maybe he just favored his left side. James Buchanan was vain about his looks and insisted on being photographed facing right, believing that it was his better side.
Who was on the$ 10 bill before Hamilton?
That honor went to Michael Hillegas, a wealthy Philadelphian who led the treasury through the duration of the American Revolution. His face was actually on an early version of the $10 well before Hamilton’s.
Who is the face of the 10 dollar bill?
5)  For decades, Alexander Hamilton was actually the face of the $1,000 bill. 6) The current image of Hamilton on the $10 bill is based upon a portrait by John Trumbull which currently hangs in New York City Hall. That painting was completed posthumously in 1805; Hamilton had been shot and killed in a duel with Aaron Burr the year before.
What is on the back of the 1928$ 10 bill?
9) The most interesting thing about the that 1928Â $10 bill with Alexander Hamilton on the front is actually a small detail which appears on the back — a very small automobile.
Who are the three non presidents on the dollar bill?
4) Hamilton is only one of only three non-Presidents to currently grace American paper money,  the others being Benjamin Franklin ($100) and Salmon P. Chase ($10,000).  But non-presidents have lived upon paper money since its invention.  William Tecumseh Sherman, George Meade and Lewis and Clark have all been on U.S. printed currency.
