Duties and Functions of the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving

A short description of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, which designs and manufactures all U.S. currency.  The Bureau is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving  

The U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving web site offers links and information about their products, history, and anti-counterfeiting efforts.  Also listed are tutorials and interactive web media about the new currency <Flash Macromedia Anti-Counterfeiting site>.  They also have a number of fact sheets and trivia about money<Money Facts>.  As the Bureau of Printing and Engraving is issuing a new currency design for the twenty dollar bill on Oct. 9, there is extensive information and publicity about the new money on their site <The New Color of Money>.

U.S. Department of the Treasury Information

This site from the Treasury Department is aimed at students and teachers and includes Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions about coins and currency as well as a description of the department and its branches.

U.S. Secret Service Counterfeit Investigations

Established in 1863, The U.S. Secret Service is in charge of investigating counterfeit currency as well as its more well-known duty of protecting the President.  Their Know Your Money site provides a detailed description of changes in U.S. currency since 1990.  The site also contains information about how to detect counterfeit money <Know Your Money: How to Detect Counterfeit Currency>. 

American Currency Exhibit

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco prepared this exhibit of images of U.S. currency from colonial times to the present.

Education Resources

This site from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis contains a curriculum guide and other resources for students and teachers, as well as a general history of money and a description of the anti-counterfeiting features of U.S. currency.

Fun Facts About Money

Quick facts about counterfeiting, the history of money, and the printing of currency from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.