The Bureau of Engraving and Printing

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Official page of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, sole producer of U.S. currency notes. government in both times of peace and war.

The BEP had its foundations in 1862 with workers signing, separating, and trimming sheets of United States Notes in the Treasury building. Gradually, more and more work, including engraving and printing, was entrusted to the organization. Within a few years, the BEP was producing Fractional Currency, revenue stamps, government obligations, and other security documents for many federal agencies. In

1877, the BEP became the sole producer of all United States currency. The addition of postage stamp production to its workload in 1894 established the BEP as the nation's security printer, responding to the needs of the U.S. Today, the BEP no longer produces government obligations or postage stamps, but it still holds the honor of being the largest producer of government security documents with production facilities in Washington, DC, and in Fort Worth, Texas. To learn more about BEP's rich history, please visit https://www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/history.html.

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We are celebrating 250 years of American ingenuity and BEP’s 164-year legacy of U.S. currency production!
07/04/2026

We are celebrating 250 years of American ingenuity and BEP’s 164-year legacy of U.S. currency production!

If you are in the Ft. Worth, Texas-area, join us at BEP’s Western Currency Facility’s Spring Employee Craftsmanship Demo...
03/18/2026

If you are in the Ft. Worth, Texas-area, join us at BEP’s Western Currency Facility’s Spring Employee Craftsmanship Demonstrations this week, today through Friday, March 20!

Public tours are , and the Visitor Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CT).

Meet currency designers, engravers, plate makers, photoengravers and plate printers! Employees from different production processes will be in the Visitor Center each day, beginning at 9 a.m., to explain their role in the U.S. currency printing process. See how U.S. currency was printed circa 1900 using BEP's refurbished spider press. Learn how Offset plates are made and how Intaglio printing plates are “grown” in a nickel solution. And, you’ll really enjoy the challenging and fun Quality Assurance Lab’s “Attention to Detail” activity. Great for everyone! See you there!

For additional tour information, visit BEP.gov or click https://www.bep.gov/visitor-centers/fort-worth-tx-tour-and-visitor-center

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It’s not too late for last minute ! Uncut sheets of currency and other currency products make unique gifts. The last t...
12/19/2025

It’s not too late for last minute ! Uncut sheets of currency and other currency products make unique gifts. The last tours of the year for BEP’s Fort Worth, Texas facility is today, Friday, December 19, at 2:30 p.m. and the gift shop closes at 3:30 p.m. (CT). The Last day for D.C. public tours is Tuesday, December 23rd. The last tour leaves at 2 p.m. and the last Visitor Center and gift shop entry is at 2:45 p.m. (ET) United States Mint

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