The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 29, July 18, 2004, Article 18

FT. WORTH B.E.P. OPENS FOR TOURS

  The following is a new article by Bill McNease
  reprinted from the July 12, 2004 issue of the MPCGram,
  an email  newsletter covering the World of Military
  Numismatics.  For more information,  see BEP Information

  The Fort Worth printing plant (BEP) opened today
  (Apr. 27) for the first time for public viewing.  It was a
  great tour and my brother and I were in the very first
  group of only 6 people to go through the tour.

  The tour is very interesting and it takes about 45
  minutes to complete.  It starts with a 15 minute movie
  and then proceeds through an upstairs viewing corridor
  so you can see all the operations as they are conducted.
  We even we the first people to see the new $50 bill live
  and in person.  They will not be issued until October.
  Purple is the predominate color.

  On a normal day about $250 million dollars are produced.
  This is the only place that the new $50 are produced.  The
  $100s are only produced in Washington.  There is a lot of
  money at this place.  800 employees and a really big facility.
  (Don't remember the sq. footage, but it was a lot)
  The vault holds 1.3 billion notes."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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