• Counterfeit or Altered Currency
• Damaged or Mutilated Currency
• Commemorative Coins
• Other Resources

Counterfeit or Altered Currency

• U.S. Treasury Anti-Counterfeiting Site: >"Know Your Money"
  Site designed by the Secret Service and the U.S. Treasury to help you detect counterfeit currency and guard against forgery loss

• What To If You Receive Counterfeit Currency
  Counterfeit or altered currency or coin should be sent to the nearest U.S. Secret Service Office. For information on how to do so, please contact one of the New England offices below:
  

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Damaged or Mutilated Currency
Damaged or mutilated notes should be taken to a bank for redemption. When partially destroyed currency is of questionable value, the fragments should be sent by registered mail to:

Department of the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, OCS/BEPA
P.O. Box 37048
Washington, D.C. 20013

Commemorative Coins
Members of the public who wish to order commemorative coins should either contact their local financial institution, or contact the United States Mint's secure web site, www.usmint.gov, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT.

U.S. Mint Coin Coin and Medal Programs

• 50 State Quarters® Program
• Presidential $1 Coins
• Circulating Coins
• First Spouse Gold Coins
• American Buffalo - 24K
• American Eagles
• Commemoratives
• Medals

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Other Resources

Coins and Currency
The history of American currency, from Columbus to the Information Age.

"History at Your Fingertips" and "Spirit of the Nation"
Traces the evolution of paper currency in the United States, focusing on the different themes depicted on bills.

History of Colonial Money
An outline of the evolution of money in the Colonial period. Describes wampum, "country pay," foreign and domestic coins, bills of credit, and continental currency. Includes a short glossary.

"Liberty" and "The American Eagle"
Examines two emblems that were the hallmark of early U.S. coinage

Bureau of Engraving and Printing web site
Information about U.S. banknotes, anti-counterfeiting, money facts, help with shredded and mutilated currency, and links to BEP store.