Production and Protection of Money: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, March 28, 2000, Volume 4 |
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$1 bill $1 coin $1 note 50 State Quarters Answer Anthony Anthony dollars anti-counterfeiting banknote billion coins Bureau of Engraving CASTLE cents Chairman BACHUS circulating coins coin demand coinage coins and currency Committee Congress cost counterfeit currency counterfeit notes counterfeit U.S. currency denomination depository institutions Director distribution dollar coin efficiency electronic money employees Engraving and Printing ensure equipment error coin estimate face value facility Federal Reserve notes FERGUSON fiscal going Government high-denomination increase industry INSLEE investigative issues law enforcement legislation lesson plan look manufacturing Mint's MITCHELL Nation's nickel blanks numismatic offset printing operations overseas penny percent problem profit projected quarter program questions redesign Reserve Banks Reserve's revenues ROSEMAN Secret Service continues seigniorage SPENCER BACHUS Susan Thank TOWNSEND Treasury U.S. dollar U.S. Mint United United States Mint vending machines Wal-Mart Washington
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Page 3 - Sanders for any opening statement he may wish to make. [The prepared statement of Hon. Spencer Bachus can be found on page 48 in the appendix.] Mr.
Page 5 - THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing designs, engraves, prints, and finishes all of the securities and other similar work of the Government printed from steel plates (except...
Page 30 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared remarks. I would be pleased to answer any questions you or other members of the Subcommittee may have.
Page 44 - Maloney, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for holding this hearing and inviting me to testify. I appreciate the opportunity to report on the initiatives of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Page 59 - House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, which oversees the nation's coinage.
Page 85 - These advancements mean large quantities of counterfeit currency and other obligations can be reproduced quickly and efficiently. Today's criminals need relatively little knowledge or specialized training to print counterfeit currency or other financial obligations. Utilizing equipment ranging from inexpensive color copiers, scanners, computers and inkjet printers, to large commercial presses, a counterfeiter or criminal organization can flood a region with counterfeit currency. Domestically, the...
Page 17 - Liberty coin program, seigniorage was correctly calculated as the difference between the face value of the coin and the cost of metal, including its fabrication and transportation costs.
Page 43 - US currency] could visibly record when a bill was last withdrawn from the banking system. A carry tax could be deducted from each bill upon deposit according to how long the bill was in circulation.
Page 29 - ... and other obligations can be reproduced quickly and efficiently. Today's criminals need relatively little knowledge or specialized training to print counterfeit currency or other financial obligations. Utilizing equipment ranging from inexpensive, multifunction devices such as scanners, computers and printers, to large commercial presses, a counterfeiter or criminal organization can flood a region with counterfeit currency. Domestically, the Secret Service is attacking counterfeit production...