Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

It is manufactured by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). On Thursday, April 13, President Riccobono met with the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Len Olijar, to discuss the next generation of paper currency in the United States. The meeting was productive. President Riccobono and John Paré were able to preview the upcoming redesign of the ten-dollar bill, scheduled to be released in 2026. We say preview. They were only able to touch the raised tactile feature. Nothing else. It was highly secretive. It was wrapped in other paper and Len Olijar walked through the very thoughtful process they've been going through to add this to the paper currency of the United States.

This is based a lot on work that they did with us over the last decade. Some of you probably participated in activities at the national convention, and we have urged them to be at our national convention again this year. They will. We don't know what they'll be able to show at this year's convention because the release of the first bill with a raised tactile feature is still a couple years away. But we do believe they will be at the convention. As mentioned in the May Presidential Release, President Riccobono did offer that the Federation would be happy to run a free samples program for the new $10 bill. They didn't take him up on it, but we're still negotiating. So really great progress on that project.