Fresh face on US$10 bill? Not so fast, say Hamilton's fans

Washington

EVEN as Alexander Hamilton is celebrated in a hit Broadway musical, he soon may have to share his space on the US$10 bill with a woman. Not so fast, says a surprising group: prominent women in economics and finance.

Abby Joseph Cohen, president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Global Markets Institute, and Carmen Reinhart, a Harvard University professor of the international financial system, both said that Mr Hamilton shouldn't be diminished on the currency. They joined a chorus of observers this month who want the Treasury Department to put a female image on the US$20 note instead.