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.
The President Is Missing (novel) positive, arguing that "The President Is Missing" "maximizes its potency and fulfills its mission". James O'Sullivan published an analysis in "The Guardian" which uses stylometry to show that the novel was primarily written by Patterson. In a rare negative review, Will Gompertz of the BBC gave the novel 1 out of 5 stars, calling it "predictable, dull and uninteresting". The book topped "The New York Times" Best Seller list by the June 24 edition. Alfred A. Knopf announced that the book sold 250,000 copies in all formats during its first week. Nielsen Bookscan, which represents around 85 percent of print