Bureau of Engraving and Printing

The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is an agency in the United States Department of the Treasury that primarily prints Federal Reserve notes for the Federal Reserve, but also produces a variety of other government security documents.

The Federal Reserve notes are printed at the bureau's facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas. The BEP produces other government products such as postage stamps for the United States Postal Service, hand engraved invitations on behalf of the White House, Treasury securities, identification cards, and naturalization certificates. The BEP does not produce any U.S. coins; that is the responsibility of the United States Mint[?].

The BEP had its foundations in 1861 with workers signing, separating, and trimming sheets of Demand Notes in the Treasury building. In 1877, the Bureau became the sole producer of all United States currency.

Annual Production Figures

Denomination	FY 1980	FY 1985	FY 1990	FY 1995	FY 2000
$ 1	1,939,840,000	2,851,200,000	3,148,800,000	4,428,800,000	5,190,400,000
$ 5	427,520,000	777,600,000	912,000,000	992,000,000	640,000,000
$ 10	495,360,000	784,000,000	771,200,000	672,000,000	492,800,000
$ 20	634,880,000	1,449,600,000	1,801,600,000	2,476,800,000	2,707,200,000
$ 50	56,960,000	137,600,000	128,000,000	147,200,000	N/A
$ 100	100,480,000	160,000,000	240,000,000	595,200,000	N/A

External Links

• United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (http://www.bep.treas.gov/)
• BEP Annual Production Figures (http://www.moneyfactory.com/section.cfm/2/51)