173 in a 5 dollar bill

What do the numbers '172' found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial mean

Where exactly is this? I'm looking at a five dollar bill now, and I don't see a "172" or "173" anywhere in the bushes. A picture would be great.

reply to post by PurdueNuc

I see a lot of strange things on dollar bills. Can someone explain what these things are?

They are micro printing and under ultraviolet and infrared light they look different.

reply to post by PurdueNuc


It's in the bushes below the top part of the F in five. Only the "7" and "2" are clearly visible. Not sure where people see a "1".

To the OP, it doesn't mean anything. It's just an illusion created from the leaves.

[edit on 20-11-2008 by Niobis]

reply to post by Frankidealist35


on the $100 dollar bill, the time on the clock is 4:10. it is that time because the painter who painted it gets off of work everyday at 4:00pm and always takes the 4:10pm train home. so for him, 4:10 is the happiest time of the day and he always wants to remember that.
And on the $5 bill, on the memorial, right on the top, look with a magnifyn glass and you will see the following states: Arkansas,Michigan,Florida,Texas,Iowa,Wisconsin,California,Minnesota,Oregon, Kansas,West Virginia,Nevada,Nebraska,Colorado,North Dakota,Deleware, Pennsylvania,New Jersy,Geogia,Massachusets,Maryland,Carolina( not South or North, just Carolina), Hamshire( not new), Virginia, New york.
Also on the other side of the five dollar bill, in the little loops on the side of it look really hard with a magnefy glass and it will say in tiny letters," Five Dollars".

Guess no one on ats knows, thats a first.

Click on this Wiki link. It takes you to a really high Resolution of the 5 (five) Dollar Note

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Wiki $5 Dollar Note