The Haunting Tale of the Andrew Jackson Mask on the $20 Bill
In the dim light of a forgotten antique shop on a quiet street in Charleston, South Carolina, a peculiar item rested behind a dusty glass case. It was a finely detailed mask of Andrew Jackson, carved to look exactly like his visage on the $20 bill. Though the mask was small and seemingly made of bronze, its lifelike detail was unsettling. Rumor had it the mask wasn't an artistic tribute but something far more sinister. The Discovery The shop owner, Mr. Tobias Gray, was an aging collector with a penchant for the strange and macabre. He claimed the mask had been found tucked inside the folds of an old leather-bound ledger from Jackson’s era. A faint engraving on the back read: "To see his truth, wear his face." When a young history professor named Evelyn Walsh stumbled upon the mask during a weekend exploration, she was intrigued. Evelyn, an expert on early American politics, had always been fascinated by Andrew Jackson's controversial legacy. She asked about the ma...