Numistmatistic Values - Dollar Secrets

Take out a dollar bill and take a good hard look at it. Did you ever wonder why there is a five-pointed star above the eagle, or whether it was a left or right eye above the pyramid? Did it ever occur to you that each word and line on the dollar bill has a deeper meaning than what you originally thought?

Well today isn't going to be an article but rather a list of interesting facts about the dollar. You see I found a notebook with a bunch of random information and in it I found a list I jotted down awhile back with secrets of the dollar. I had read a book entitled The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill by David Ovason, which I highly suggest reading for those wanting even more information on how many secrets a single piece of paper can hold. But here are some highlights from the book.

The dollar sign ($) never appears of the bill.

The word dollar actually comes from the German word "taler" which were silver coins used back in the day.

The 1935 dollar we love today is chock full of Freemason stuff such as the radiant eye and five pointed star.

There is no known developer of the first Seal.

There are 13 stars on the front and 14 on the back.

The Swiss artist DuSimitiere drew the left eye in the triangle.

Gilbert Stuart painted the Washington in 1796.

Washington isn't smiling because he had just put in a brand new set of wooden teeth. They needed to be broken in.

The Greek letter Omega surrounds Washington, which is odd because he was the first President surrounded by the last letter.

The capital letter A appears 13 times on the front.

The Latin phrase Annuit Coeptis means He favors our undertaking.

The Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum means Out of many, one.

The Latin phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum means A new order of the ages.

There is only one English motto on the bill.

The pyramid is made up of 13 steps and is Masonic.

There are 72 stones in the order - 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8, 3

Now there are a ton of other interesting little tidbits that you never knew could have existed about the dollar bill in the book. So if any of this peaked your interest, and remember these are just some facts about the dollar, the book delves into the meaning and importance of even more secrets that you never knew could have existed about the United States Dollar. So see if your local library or book store has this book and give it a look. You can amaze your friends and family with your knowledge on this National Treasure.