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Show Combating Counterfeiting: The Treasury's Perpetual Partnership with the Public Anissa Beecroft counterfeiters could pass a fake dollar bill decreases. The fear of being caught, alone, would deter many people contemplating forgery from going through with the crime. By varying the size and color of the bills according to value, the Treasury could better secure the bills' value. These changes meet the needs of everyone in the Treasury Department, including the Treasurer, the BEP, the Secret Service, and Charley, the sightless snack shop cashier. In retrospect, the Department of the Treasury has grown and changed to resist the growing and changing population of counterfeiters in the United States. Both the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Secret Service have successfully worked to fulfill the Treasury's mission to produce and protect the dollar. Ultimately, however, the key to the Treasury's success has been its relationship with the American public. We the citizens must never turn a blind eye to counterfeiting. References Anderson, B. 1997. "Treasury Reveals New $50 Design," Bank Note Reporter, July. Brown, J. and C. Einsel. 1992. Comments to the Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design. June 15-16; Sept. 1-2; and Oct. 21- 22. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 1985. Production of Government Securities. Washington, D.C.: GPO. Department of the Treasury. 1991a. The Department of the Treasury. Washington, D.C.: GPO. Department of the Treasury. 1991b. Know Your Money. Washington, D.C.: GPO. Department of the Treasury. 1997a. "Preview of the Series 1996 $50 Bill," Newsclips, transcript of Washington Event (Packet #1), June 13. Department of the Treasury. 1995. "Treasury and Federal Reserve Announce New Currency Design." Treasury News, Sept. 27. Department of the Treasury. 1997b. "U. S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Introduce New $50 Bill." Treasury News, June 12. Dillistin, William H. 1949. Bank Note Reporters and Counterfeit Detectors J 826-1866. New York: The American Numismatic Society. Glaser, Lynn. 1968. Counterfeiting in America. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Hessler, Gene. 1983. The Comprehensive Catalog ofU. S. Paper Money IV. Port Clinton, Ohio: BNR Press. Johnson, David R. 1995. Illegal Tender. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Kranister, Willibald. 1988. The Moneymakers Internationa/. Cambridge, England: Black Bear Publishing. Lowenthal, R. 1997. Public Relations, Department of the Treasury. Interview by author. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council. 1993. Counterfeit Deterrent Features for the Next-Generation Currency Design. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council. 1995. Currency Features for Visually Impaired People. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Sampson, Michael. 1997. (J. S. Secret Service. Interview by author. Washington, D.C., July 26. Secret Service. 1978. "Excerpts from the History of the U. S. Secret Service 1865-1975." Service Star, Washington, D.C.: GPO. Vincent, D. M. 1995. Office of Research and Media Reaction, The Redesign of United States Currency-Preliminary Reports, July 19. Walston, Mark. 1989. Know Your Government: The Department of the Treasury. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 20 |
