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ANOTHER BANKNOTE PAPER PROBLEM: BEP DELAYS NEW $100 BILL
We've recently discussed the problems banknote firm De La Rue is having with auality control problems at one of their banknote paper plants. Well, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing is having paper problems of its own - the release of the new $100 bill design has been delayed. Here's a BEP press release from earlier this week.
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On October 1, the Federal Reserve Board announced a delay in the issue date of the redesigned $100 note. This new design incorporates cutting edge, anti-counterfeiting technologies and the Federal Reserve imposes strict quality controls to ensure that users of U.S. currency around the world receive the highest quality notes. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing manufactures Federal Reserve notes and has identified a problem with sporadic creasing of the paper during printing of the new $100 note, which was not apparent during extensive pre-production testing. As a consequence, the Federal Reserve will not have sufficient inventories to begin distributing the new $100 notes as planned.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is working to resolve this problem, and the Federal Reserve Board will announce a new issue date for the redesigned $100 note as soon as possible. The originally scheduled issue date was February 10, 2011.
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