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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 39, September 25, 2022, Article 30

LOOSE CHANGE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor

100% Undetectable Counterfeit Money Online

I was too chicken to click on this Google Alert - Lord knows what kinds of ads would stalk me around the web. But hey, why not get some and deposit it at an ATM? It's undetectable, so it wouldn't matter that I'm using my own card and account and my face is on a security camera video... -Editor

Man Offers Counterfeit Cash To Buy Lottery Tickets

And in the seems-like-a-fair-trade-to-me department, a gentleman in Southgate, Michigan attempted to purchase lottery tickets with counterfeit money. -Editor

The Southgate Police Department is hoping to identify a man seen on surveillance cameras at the Kroger Fuel Center who allegedly offered counterfeit cash to buy lottery tickets.

We would like to explain to him that it is necessary to use actual currency when making purchases, a post on the department's social media page said.

According to Detective Lt. Michael Murphy, the man passed eight counterfeit twenty dollar bills.

To read the complete article, see:
Man uses counterfeit cash to buy lottery tickets for chance to win real big bucks (https://www.thenewsherald.com/2022/09/23/man-uses-counterfeit-cash-to-buy-lottery-tickets-for-chance-to-win-real-big-bucks/)

700-Year-Old Estate Sale Find

Collectors love bargain-hunting. Here's a story about a medieval manuscript page linked to William Randolph Hearst. -Editor

A bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in Maine to find a KitchenAid mixer, a bookshelf or vintage clothing walked away with a 700-year-old treasure.

Instead of a kitchen appliance, Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document hanging on a wall. It had elaborate script in Latin, along with musical notes and gold flourishes. A sticker said 1285 AD. Based on what he'd seen in a manuscripts class at Colby College, the document looked downright medieval.

And it was a bargain at $75.

Academics confirmed the parchment was from The Beauvais Missal, used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France, and dated to the late 13th century. It was used about 700 years ago in Roman Catholic worship, they said.

An expert on manuscripts said the document, first reported by the Maine Monitor, could be worth as much as $10,000.

To read the complete article, see:
He went to an estate sale for bargains. He found a valuable 700-year-old document (https://www.npr.org/2022/09/23/1124771471/estate-sale-700-year-old-document-france)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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