The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-02-04
How Il il Made and Circulated.

How Il il Made and Circulated.
A there II a large quantity of coun
teffeit money now I'm circulation, "
thought that the following description
OF how the stuTis made and circulate
would not prove uninteresting:
Almost all counterfeit engraving
done exclusively by hand, while mucl
Of the genuine Is executed with the fine
est and most costly machinery. TIN
latter IL necessarily mach the most per
feet, and by experts easily told. In al
largo bank note engraving establish
ments there are many workmcn, eacl
one being engaged on some particular
part; one for the printed letters, another
for the scrip, another for landscapes,
and 80 on, each perfect in his individual
part, while counterfeit notes are cngrav'
ed by one or two persons, aud, therefore,
are not rs well done IA the genuine. -
Generally. counterfeit,rs select rs a
place for doing their work, a retreat rs
far from large cities as possible, bat AZ,
ccssiblc toa railroad station; aud, to
avoid arousing suspicion, always have
some ether business with it. The man
who does the engraving and painting
rarely leaves home, but his brother
who Ia = "peddler,n travels most of the
time.
The plates are engraved and the notes
prlntcd about the same rs I'm any genu
Inc establishments The travelling broth
er takes the money, done upin packages
Of one, two. three and five thousand
dollars each. and goes OF to large cities,
where II is given to others, who sell it TO
the ones who do the passing. We al
most forgot to say that the bills, after
being printed, are slightly damrcned 10y
rubbing over them sponge saturated
with tobacco juice, and then inned.
This process takes away their new az.
pcaranee, aud makes them look rs If
they lad been long time IN circulation,
The men who pass the stuff, generally
start out in parties o( three. The one
who does the passing, has pocket book
welt filled with genuine hills of a large
denomination, aud mixed in with these
Is single one Of the rouutcrivit>, He
also has enc other counterfeit. which he
folds up and tightly comprc>scS into
small wad net much larger than a grain
Of corn, This he places on the inside Of
his left hand, in the joint Of the Little
finger next 10 the palm AT the same
time closing the finger, So that the hiu
cannot he seen. and, In case Of being ar
rested, he eau readily throw this bill
away without being detected.
The second man remains two squares
behind the tigS: one and has in his pos
session only about II dozen balls, which
he supplies when wanted II the
"shover." The Third party, who is
styled 1.-THE bank" keeps entirely out of
sight a long distance I'll, and has the
wholesale department. Of the rourrrn.
These men have tAcir signs. tokens Of
recognition, etc. ly wNlrn they cam
commune with cayh other at a long dis
lance. For instance. If the midu,e nam
has reason II believe that the "shovcr'
is watched, he carries hJ~ handkerchief
in his left hand, / tltc itg>t one wants
a new supply Il, the stuff lie crosses over
the street, Sign that the other j. IL fol-
low, and by IRE Arrangement they m, ct
at some unfreQuvntci place, where
new supply i given.