Five Thousand Dollar Bill

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Five Thousand Dollar Bill

James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, is featured on the very real five thousand dollar bill.  He is known as the man who authored the Bill of Rights, and kicked off what would become the United States of America along with the other Founding Fathers.  He was also the one who helped educate the public at large on how this new nation, and their Constitution, would work, through the authoring and publication of the Federalist Papers.  While the five thousand dollar bill is a real denomination of currency, it has not been printed since 1934, and the Federal Reserve is currently attempting to take any remaining bills out of circulation.  As it stands now, 342 bills remain uncollected and in the hands of collectors.