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  1. Who was Hayim Solomon?

    January 8, 2009 by jasonogrady

    image004The following email started making the rounds in November 2008. It is categorized by rumor-busting Snopes.com as “undetermined” and was submitted by ACNS member Joe Gurrier.

    The gist of the story is that the rear of the circulating $1 Federal Reserve Note features an arrangement of 13 stars in the form of a Star of David in the right-hand circle above the eagle.

    According to the circulating email “this was ordered by George Washington who, when he asked Hayim Solomon, a wealthy Philadelphia Jew, what he would like as a personal reward for his services to the Continental Army, Solomon said he wanted nothing for himself but that he would like something for his people.  The Star of David was the result.”

    The full email follows…

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