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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's main facility is in Washington, DC. The other plant is in Fort Worth, TX.
To tell where a bill was printed, look for a plate position indicator on the bill's front. It's a letter with a small number to the right and indicates where a particular bill was located on the printing sheet before the bills were cut apart.
If the indicator has a small "FW" to the left of the letter it was printed at Fort Worth. No "FW" means it was printed in Washington. For example
- A bill with the indicator B1 was printed in Washington.
- A bill with FWC2 came from Fort Worth.
Mythbusting
Contrary to popular misconceptions, the US Mint does NOT print paper money; they only make coins. The BEP and Mint are both parts of the Treasury Department, but they're entirely separate operations.
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What kind of paper was the first of US paper money?
Paper money was most popular around the 1650s, and it was made out of flattened cotton covered in wax, printed in ink. If you are talking about WAY back, Indians had stretched out animal hide, and wrote with their blood on the hide as paper money. Gross, but true.....
What percent of paper printed is used in the US?
All of it of coarse
What are US banknotes printed on?
Modern US bills are printed on a special paper made from a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen.
How can you find where a dollar bill was made?
During most of the 20th century all US paper money was printed in Washington DC. Increasing demand for paper money led the government to open a second facility in Fort Worth. Production there started in late 1990. Bills printed in Fort Worth can be identified by a small "FW" before the plate position indicator in one corner of the design. The plate position indicator consists of a letter followed by a small subscripted number and identifies the bill's position on the large paper sheet where it was printed. For example, a bill printed in Washington might have position indicators like B7 or E15 while a Fort Worth bill might have FWA22 or FWD12.Answers to FAQs:All US currency is printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The US Mint doesn't produce any paper money, only coins.The city shown in the seal on $1 and $2 bills isn't where the bill was printed; it's the location of the Federal Reserve Bank that distributed the bills.
What is the value of an 1809 US Silver certificate?
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The first silver certificates were printed in 1878, and the US didn't have officially-issued paper money in 1809.
