1. The Bureau Of Engraving And Printing
These notes gave the bearer the right to redeem them "on demand."" ... After the notes had been separated, the six workers had the task of engraving each note with the signature of the Treasury officials, beginning the Bureau. ... The larger sized notes were reduced to their present size in 1929, since the number of notes produced annually had reached astronomical figures. ... U.S. currency is printed by the engraved intaglio steel plate method, a complicated procedure that gives notes an projecting feel and other distinctive features difficult to counterfeit. ... In past years, approximat...
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