The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Bureau/BEP) will exhibit at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, March 26-28, 2009 at the Baltimore Convention Center – One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.

The Bureau will proudly showcase its “Billion Dollar Exhibit” which features more than one billion dollars of rare and antique currency including sheets of $100,000 currency notes, Treasury Bonds, and Gold and Silver certificates. Also, the Bureau will have on display an exhibit featuring a Series 1934, 9 Subject Multi-Denominational Richmond Face Plate and a Series 1915/1928, 4 Subject Multi-Denominational Richmond Face Plate. Additionally, the Bureau will have an antique (19th Century) Spider Press at this convention.

A technical expert on currency production will conduct printing demonstrations on this Abraham Lincoln era press and answer questions. There will also be live demonstrations by a member of the Bureau’s Office of Engraving and a member of the Mutilated Currency Division.

The Bureau is excited to offer the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Convention Intaglio Print Card, “Lincoln Bicentennial Series – Family,” featuring engraved images of miscellaneous portraits and vignettes representing the life of Abraham Lincoln. This card is the second of five in the “Lincoln Bicentennial Series” and will be available for purchase at a price of $20.00 each.

Please visit the Bureau’s booth (#1461) where you can purchase other unique currency products that include uncut sheets of currency in various sizes and denominations.