Treasury to unveil new $100 bill

CNN reports:

Benjamin Franklin gets a facelift as the Treasury Department unveils a new $100 bill Wednesday, the first remake of the denomination since 1996.

The new design for the $100 note will make its debut during a 10:30 a.m. ceremony at the Department of the Treasury's Cash Room that will be attended by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.