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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2357019, member: 12789&quot;]Some people in his day would have believed he was the equivalent of say, Reagan.&nbsp; There are just a lot more reasons to NOT have him on the $20 than you can add up for any other figure on our currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings me to this thought...</p><p><br /></p><p>Would any of our &quot;historical&quot; figures be remembered on our currency were every little last detail about their public and personal lives were known?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/legaltender1018622a_zpshxmyjrur.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>For instance Abraham Lincoln lived during the time, ie 1861 and 1862 when $10 notes were issued with his portrait - but he was not exactly as popular even in the North as he is now.&nbsp; Contemporary news stories of him portrayed him as a backwards bumpkin from the sticks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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