United States five-dollar bill $5 bill in circulation is 5.5 years before it is replaced due to wear. Approximately 6% of all paper currency produced by the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2009 were $5 bills. The redesigned $5 bill was unveiled on September 20, 2007, and was issued on March 13, 2008 during a ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage. New and enhanced security features make it easier to check the new $5 bill and more difficult for potential counterfeiters to reproduce. The redesigned $5 bill has: The five dollar bill lacks the Optically variable ink of higher denomination US bills.
Bill Bishop (author) Bill Bishop (author) Bill Bishop is an American author, journalist and social commentator. He co-wrote a book with retired college professor Robert Cushing entitled "The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart". His ideas have influenced the speeches of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He is the co-founder and contributing editor of the "Daily Yonder", a blog about rural issues in the United States. Bishop has worked for several newspapers: the "Austin American-Statesman", "Lexington Herald-Leader", and "The Mountain Eagle". He has a degree from Duke University. His wife, Julie Ardery, is also a co-founder and