Conde Nast Portfolio has a great visual recap of how the 5 dollar bill looked throughout history. Personally I’m torn between the 1861 and 1896 versions.

The five dollar bill ($5 bill), first issued in 1861, has featured portraits of not just Abraham Lincoln but also Ulysses S. Grant, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and even Civil War general Philip Sheridan. There have been many other changes, minor and wholesale, made over the years to preserve confidence in the security of U.S. currency.