When they came back to Massachusetts, they were caught up in the Red Scare. Many of their friends and fellow anarchists had already been arrested and were being deported. When federal investigators found a list of subscribers to Galleaniâs newspaper, Sacco and Vanzetti came to their attention.
This leaves the $100 Federal Reserve note as the nationâs highest-denomination circulating banknote. The $100 bill, featuring a portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, is one of the worldâs most popular and widely-traded forms of paper currency.
Face value in US$: $5,000. I've written about large denomination currency in the US several times already, but the US used to issue dollar bills much larger than $100. Number 8 on the list is the $5,000 bill. Featured is the portrait of US President James Madison. Yes, there will be other larger US dollar bills on this list, as the United States has printed quite large value denominations in comparison to other nations.