The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Home | Engraving & Printing is responsible for developing and producing U.S. currency notes and being a global standard-bearer for banknotes and document security through manufacturing and innovation excellence to limit counterfeiting. 

BEP was established in 1862 and became the exclusive producer of U.S. currency in 1877  History | Engraving & Printing.. Its legal authority is derived from 31 USC 303 31 U.S. Code § 303 – Bureau of Engraving and Printing | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute and the regulations it enforces begin at 31 CFR 600 eCFR :: 31 CFR Chapter VI — Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Treasury.

Annual and monthly production reports can be found at Production Figures | Engraving & Printing. Including breakdowns by numbered bill amounts/denominations going back to Fiscal Year 1980 and April 2025 monthly figures being here April CY25 End of the Month Report 5-6-25  Public tours are offered by BEP at its Washington, DC and Fort Worth, TX centers Visitor Centers | Engraving & Printing.

This blog post was submitted by Bert Chapman, Purdue University.