Where is US Currency Printed
The manufacture of US paper currency is handled by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The main facility is in Washington, DC. There is a also a facility in Fort Worth, TX that is more recent (opened in 1991). The manufacture of US paper currency is handled by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The main facility is in Washington, DC. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is Federal Reserve Notes (paper money) for the Federal Reserve. According to the Federal Reserve, there is approximately $1.33 trillion worth of Federal Reserve notes in circulation. The BEP is one of the largest currency printing operations in the world with facilities in Washington, DC and Fort Worth, Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, The present denominations of our currency in production are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. The purpose of the United States currency system is to serve the needs of the public and these denominations meet that goal. The largest denomination of currency ever printed by the Bureau of  Engraving and Printing (BEP) was the $100,000 Series 1934 Gold  Certificate featuring the portrait of Pre … sident Wilson. According to Money Facts, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's website, the defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. The base currency of the United States is the U.S. dollar. It is printed in bills in seven denominations : $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. Previously there have also been five larger denominations: $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were printed for general use, and a $100,000 bill for certain internal transactions. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing officially took over production of postage stamps for the United States government in July 1894. Paper currency was later produced on hand presses around 1918, utilizing plates capable of printing four notes per sheet. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury, provides fact sheets for currency collectors as well as other basic information about United States currency. The United States Mint, also a bureau of the United States Treasury, provides basic information on United States coins.
Washington, DC