THE SOLUTION:
Statesman Ben Franklin is the oldest of the bunch, born way back in 1706. The whole list:
1706 – Benjamin Franklin ($100)
1732 – George Washington ($1)
1743 – Thomas Jefferson ($2)
1755 – Alexander Hamilton ($10)
1767 – Andrew Jackson ($20)
1809 – Abraham Lincoln ($5)
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant ($50)
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