• Each day, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 37 million currency notes, with a face value of about $696 million. About 45 percent of the notes are the $1 denomination.
Talent, creativity and innovation in Washington public relations were recognized by the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America tonight at its annual Thoth Awards at the National Press Club.
The Newseum Tuesday announced the appointments of three vice presidents and the hiring of a business manager and facilities manager as the Newseum prepares for its 2007 opening on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C.
Catching up on some errands may turn out to be quite lucrative for Charles Jacobs. A retired electrician from Allentown, Pa., Jacobs was categorizing his giant stamp collection two years ago when he discovered a gem: an unused, mint-condition stamp that may be the only one of its kind. The stamp, which bears the likeness of President James Monroe, contains a rare printing error. It's a 10-cent
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Since 1990, we've heard about what a low rate of inflation we've experienced. In some ways, it might appear low compared with what we experienced in the late 1970s. The dollar of 1976 was worth only 63 cents by 1981, once the Nixon-Carter inflation had done its evil.
Bundles of US dollar bills are moved through the wrapping machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC. The dollar held in a tight range as traders awaited a meeting of top global finance officials over the weekend and mulled comments from US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Few parents who've seen the classic Staples back-to-school ad can forget it. It's the one with the parents dancing around with "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing in the background as their kids glumly shop for school supplies.
WASHINGTON -- A former Treasury Department employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $67,000 from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. David Faison of Largo, Md., was caught after he tried to use the stolen money at casinos in Atlantic City, Delaware and West Virginia.