Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US) a $20 bill; thus money in general; note attrib. use in cit. 1969.

1838		‘Uncle Sam’s Peculiarities’ in Bentley’s Misc. IV 139: I [...] lost all my money, thirty dollars hard Jackson.
1939		W. Winchell On Broadway 21 Oct. [synd. col.] They allowed him to win $5,000 in no time. ‘Gentlemen, ’ he said, pocketing the beautiful pictures of Lincoln, Washington, Jackson and Franklin, [...] ‘g’bye.’.
1969		‘Iceberg Slim’ Mama Black Widow 80: A Jackson frogskin! Wh’rd yu git it, Mama?
1977		J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 181: I see you again [...] it better be behind a pile of dead Presidents. Take a load of Jacksons and Grants get you off my shit list, girl.
1988		JVC Force ‘Strong Island’ 🎵 Getting fully fully paid by my man Andrew Jackson.
1990		S. Morgan Homeboy 188: For a jackson Belly scored an eightymilligram jug.
1992		D. Pinckney High Cotton (1993) 144: Red talked about how quickly a fistful of Jacksons could unstable you.
2001		V. Gischler Gun Monkeys 134: I took the bills out, showed her a picture of Andrew Jackson.
2011		G. Phillips ‘Slicers’ Serenade of Steel’ in Pulp Ink [ebook] I’m beggin’ you here. Just a crummy Jackson to get me out of this tight spot.