No - Benjamin Franklin was never president, nor was Alexander Hamilton. Back when there were bills larger than $100, several other non-presidents were on the bills.
Further, the depiction of presidents on US Coins only started in the 20th century.
There's no specific requirement for any individual to appear on a US bill or coin. The decision is usually made by Congress and/or the Treasury Department.
Of the 7 currently circulating denominations of currency in the United States, 5 depict former presidents:
George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, is on the $1 bill.
Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States, is on the $2 bill.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is on the $5 bill.
Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, is on the $20 bill.
Ulysses Grant, the 18th President of the United States, is on the $50 bill.
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, is on the $10 bill, and Benjamin Franklin, Diplomat and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, is on the $100 bill.
There are also US presidents on coins :
Lincoln on the 1 cent piece (penny);
Jefferson on the 5 cent piece (nickel);
Franklin Roosevelt on the dime;
Washington on the quarter
Kennedy of the half dollar
Eisenhower on the large dollar
There is also a series of dollar coins being issued 4 per year, featuring
the presidents in order. The most recent was Rutherford Hayes, number 19, which came out in August, 2011 . Garfield will be next, due out in November, 2011
Lincoln - 1¢ and $5 Jefferson - 5¢ and $2 Washington - 25¢ and $1
The only restriction on whose portrait may appear on US currency is that it may not depict a living person. Contrary to widespread misunderstanding, there is no law or other rule limiting portraits to former presidents. Two current bills ($10 and $100) depict individuals - Hamilton and Franklin - who never served as president, and prior to 1928 numerous other non-presidents appeared on paper money.
I think that only Washington and Jefferson are the only US presidents to appear on 1-cent stamps.
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Benjamin Franklin - Half Dollar
Not all presidents are required to release their original birth certificates. Only the ones that are black.
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Current circulating currency only has 2 non-presidents: Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and Ben Franklin on the $100 bill. And among other currency issued in the 20th century that's no longer in use, there was only one denomination with a non-president: the $10,000 bill that had a picture of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864)
Abraham Lincoln is the only president to appear on the US cent (a/k/a penny)
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Yes, because America should remember every president. We should only honor the ones that were most important, but all should be remembered on presidents day.