The Currency Printing Process

aDSTATIES The FAMERIC E249847 CURRENCY ASUINGIU Process >PRINTING OTWENu o Have you ever wondered how money is made? Or wwhy it is too hard to replicate? Follow the chart below to learn about the United States'process for printing paper money... LOCATION & HISTORY 1813 THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING IN WASHINGTON D.C. BEFORE THE BUREAU WAS EST. IN 1862, MONEY WAS PRINTED BY PRIVATE BANKS. IN 1862, SPENCER CLARK INVENTED A MACHINE THAT COULD TAKE HUGE SHEETS OF PAPER THAT COULD BE EASILY PRINTED AND THEN CUT DOWN TO SIZE AUTOMATICALLY. 1913 MONEY PRINTING FACTORY IN FORT WORTH, TX BEGINS PRODUCTION. 2013 THE PRINTING PROCESS How Long Des it Tahe? SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 26 in IT TAKES WEEK TO TURN A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER INTO O 2 BILLS. >The Paper LINEN COTTON BLEND WITH BLUE AND RED FIBERS THAT GIVE IT A UNIQUE TEXTURE & MAKING IT HARDER TO COUNTERFEIT. The Inks US. DOLLAR NOTES CONTAIN color changing inks THAT REFLECT DIFFERENT PARTS OF WHITE LIGHT DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE GIVING OFF THE APPEARANCE OF DIFFERENT COLORS. Fluorescent Dyes ARE ALSO USED ON U.S. PAPER CURRENCY. THIS DYE GLOWS UNDER SPECIAL LIGHTING WHICH HELPS DIFFERENTIATE WHETHER THE BILL IS FAKE OR NOT. fiel Printing Melthed 2003 BILLS $5 8 HIGHER WERE GIVEN COLOR USING VERY LARGE SHEETS, STRIPS OF COLOR ARE ADDED TO THE FRONT $5 BILLS AND BACK. $20 BILLS THESE COLORS MAKE IT HARDER TO COUNTERFEIT THE MONEY. sheets the size of your bedroom! Intaglie Printing Methed In•ta glio is the Italian word for "engrave" THE ENGRAVER CREATES metal plates THAT TAKE A YEAR TO MAKE. OTWANIX HOLLAR front view special ink 50 tons of pressure side view THE SPECIAL INK IS PLACED ON THE ENGRAVED METAL PLATE THE PLATE IS PRESSED ONTO THE PAPER WITH 50 TONS OF PRESSURE CREATING THE IMAGES THEN PLACED IN THE PRESS. OF THE PRESIDENT AND NUMBERS ON THE BILL. BVENO TEKI N 3OFAMERICA Micro-Printing MICRO-PRINTING IS TINY PRINTING THAT L49560866 I CANNOT BE PICKED UP BY WASHINGTOX. D.G. PHOTOCOPIERS AND SCANNERS. 12 IT TAKES 10,000 PSI TO STAMP EACH BILL Last Ilepas ENGRAVIN U.S. Treasury Symbol Federal Reserve Symbol ALONG WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER AND MARK THAT INDICATES WHICH PART OF THE COUNTRY THE BILL WILL GO TO. A MACHINE CUTS THE BILLS AND COUNTS THEM FOLLOWED BY A COLOR CHECK. IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH A BILL IT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE STACK AND DESTROYED, L 49560866I * THEN A NEW BILL IS MADE WITH THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER AND A STAR AFTER THE SERIAL NUMBER. 3 HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? THE FEDERAL RESERVE TELLS THE BUREAU HOW MUCH MONEY TO PRINT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR AND BREAKS IT DOWN BY BILL TYPE. IN 2012, THE FEDERAL $797 MILLION RESERVE APPROVED A CURRENCY BUDGET OF FOR 2013 THE COST OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH BILL IN 2013 (IN CENTS) UP 10.7 percent FROM 15 THE 2012 CURRENCY BUDGET. $18 $2 5.1 $5 9.8 O'6 $20 8 $50 9.8 $100 12.7 Next time you examine a United States paper bill, you will know more about where it came from and how it's made. You can even check for the star next to the serial number and know its meaning! MONEY.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM InkTechnologies.com ARTICLES.WASHINGTONPOST.COM POPGIVE.COM SAVING YOU MONEY WITH EVERY PRINT! FEDERALRESERVE.GOV inktechnologies.com 066 23 in ND FAINTING KO IRFAU OF