Need to Know. The oldest 50-dollar bills are what is known as "large notes." They were actually quite a bit bigger than the bills we see today, measuring about 7.42 by 3.1 inches.

Paper money fuels corruption, terrorism, tax evasion and illegal immigration—so the U.S. should get rid of the $100 bill and other large notes ...

The circulation of large denominations of currency is almost always due to inflation or depreciation, he said. Take a look at Zimbabwe, which has issued million-, billion- and trillion-dollar notes.

And, he says, getting rid of big bills would make it much less convenient to move around very large sums of paper money. This would effectively raise the cost of using cash to commit crimes.

A Depression-era $10,000 bill that was sold at auction for $480,000 features not a portrait of a president, but a treasury secretary. $3,500 iPhone possible? What to know 📋 How to talk money ...

Americans waste a lot of money because of their aversion to coins and their fondness for dollar bills. In Britain, if you pay for something with a 20-pound note, you’ll likely get 1-pound and ...

The circulation of large denominations of currency is almost always due to inflation or depreciation, he said. Take a look at Zimbabwe, which has issued million-, billion- and trillion-dollar notes.