Here's the nerdiest reason for cheering Andrew Jackson's removal from the $20 bill

There are many reasons why this is a great move. But here's the nerdiest.

Andrew Jackson may not have even supported his own face on a bill.
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Andrew Jackson is set to be booted off the front of the $20 bill in 2020 — and replaced with none other than Harriet Tubman.

The announcement from Treasury Secretary Jack Lew turned heads on Wednesday: Tubman will be the first African-American, and only the third woman, to ever appear on U.S. currency.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.