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Ten dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in yellow straps.

1 Pre-Federal Reserve History

• 1862: The first United States $10 note is printed with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the left of the face.
• 1869: A new $10 note is printed with a portrait of Daniel Webster on the left of the face.
• 1878: A silver certificate $10 note with a portrait of Robert Morris on the left of the face.
• 1886: A new silver certificate $10 note with a portrait of Thomas A. Hendricks on the face
• 1901: A new $10 note is printed with 2 portraits; Meriwether Lewis on the left and William Clark on the right of the face. In the middle is Black Diamond, an American bison, or buffalo.
• 1907: A gold certificate $10 note with a portrait of Michael Hillegas on the face.

2 Federal Reserve history

• 1914: Began as a large-sized noteA large-sized note is a bill of any denomination of U. currency printed between 1863 and 1929. This is in contrast with small-sized notes, which were printed starting in 1928. Large-sized notes exist in denominations of $1 through $10000. The most common with a portrait of Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson ( March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Sometimes nicknamed "Old Hickory," Jackson was the first president not born an aristocrat. Early life Andrew Jackson's Scotch-Irish pa on the face
• 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu: Switched to a small-sized note with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the face
• 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri: Design was changed to stop it from being counterfeitedA counterfeit is an imitation that is made with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins. The word counterfeit most frequently describes forged money or documents, but can also describe clothing, software, pharmaceuticals, or any other m
• 2001- 2004: Various members of the United States Congress either float ideas about or introduce bills that would have replaced the portrait of Hamilton with a portrait of Ronald Reagan . None of the bills are enacted.

The design on the back is the Treasury building. The 1928 edition featured a car parked outside of the Treasury Department building. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a Model-T Ford, rather it is a composite of multiple cars of that era.

The $10 bill is sometimes nicknamed a "sawbuck," although this usage is far less common today than it was in the early 20th century.