Ever wondered what the original John Hancock actually looks like?

In the U.S., if someone asks for your 'John Hancock,' they're asking for your signature. Typically on a legal document of some sort. 

The origin story of this expression harkens to 1776, when America's northeastern colonies had the gall to declare Independence from the mighty British empire.

They did so via a formal, legal document now known as the Declaration of Independence – one of the most cherished and heavily guarded documents in the nation's capital. On display at the National Archives Building in DC... for travelers and Da Vinci Coders alike.  

The original document boasts 56 signatures. The largest of them, and the one with the most flourish and flair, was penned by John Hancock, then-president of the colonial Congress representing the new United States of America.