08.11.2010
In recent weeks there have been a number of articles related to the cost of creating and maintaining cash in society. On the one hand it should be fairly obvious that each note and coin in circulation has an inherent cost of manufacture. What is less clear is the ongoing cost of circulating authentic and fit notes and coins. First, let’s take a look at the obvious – what does it cost to make a note or a coin. The answer may not be as simple as the question.
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07.13.2010
The Federal Register has published for public comment changes to United States Federal Reserve Notes to make them accessible to the blind and the visually impaired, knowing that the alterations will financially affect some ATM owners and operators.
“The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to inform the public of the features the Bureau of Engraving and Printing intends to propose to the Secretary of the Treasury to accommodate people who are blind and visually impaired and to solicit public comment on the proposed accommodation,” the Federal Register wrote in the proposal titled, “Meaningful Access To United States Currency for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons.”
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