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The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 53, December 25, 2011, Article 14

MORE ON THE CIA BAY OF PIGS COUNTERFEITS

Joe Boling writes:

Herb Friedman refers to the Bay of Pigs counterfeits as "such good imitations." I have to disagree on that point - the fakes are instantly recognizable by anyone who knows them - unlike many other fakes that take careful examination of the various security features. I attach photos of a genuine note and the CIA version. Even in web-reproduction they should be easily separable. I have always thought that the perpetrators could not have seriously thought that the notes would pass in commerce, especially the ones that have only block letters/numbers and lack the serial number. Even when present, the serials are not very convincing.

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To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: THE CIA BAY OF PIGS COUNTERFEITS (ww.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n52a20.html)

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