Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-06
WORK OF COUNTERFEIrERs.
The Great Activity shown During the Past
Year.

Year.
Chief Brooks Of the Treasury secret service.
In his annual report, from which extracts
were printed in yesterdays STAR, re-
marks that the counterfeiters of coin
have given no evidence of activity or sad
vancement in their crude art during the mast
year. There were three new counterfeit notes
and an edition of 900 Of bad United States
Treasury notes produced during the fiscal
year <our dangerous counterfeiters were
removed from active work-by law and
the interposition of Providence
but others equally dangerous, says the chief.
remain and are not content to allow their
talents to fall into disuse for since July of this
the market as follows:
july IA - silver certificate, series 1886.
Gneck letter ID, large pink seal. This note is of
itaiian origin, discovered in New York
Augu la counterfeit so silver certifi-
cate, series 1850. check letter B. large seal dis
covered in Ohio.
September lO.-A - silver certificate. series
1856, check letter c, small pink seal. This was
mrs. discovered In Kansas City, Mo. ITO the
foregoing should be added a second and
improved edition Of the counterfeit note ON the
6ermanla National Bank of New Orleans. La.
which latter was put on the market in August
Hst- fhe quantity and variety of false notes
Isecen.iy put forth do not disturb 50 much az
the government work. Its genuine notes. es-
Pecialiy the series Of 1890 are maryels of
Beauty OF the eugraver's art aided bv the won
ueriui geometrlc lathe, and one looking over
me extensive and complex area of lines and
patterns would declare Il impos.ibIe 20 sncceSs-
iuuy counterfeit such work SO as to PASS the
scrutiny OF the average careful merchant. vet
u Is true at this moment that counterfeiters
CO. !" Possession, and are actively using, pro-
ana photogravure. by which note OF whatever
deheacy Of detail in lines or color can he faith.
1nhy reproduced; hence to the public Gonrside
nc" experts as against the counterfeiter
ne elaborate beauty Of the engraving of limited
States notes offers no protection 10 the nnbi;c
OF defense against counterfeiters
SILVER CERTIFICATES
cite IN proof OF the foregoing the counter
feit ~ silver certificate discovered September
III OF THIS year. The correspondence az To de-
taiis In ~ counterfeiI with the genn;r. al
most precludes the possibility Of such imita-
NON oy aa engTayed plate, and suggests a
process oy which depth, minuteness of .igure
and exactness in detail and color can be aeon
rateiy and reacaly obtained. This must be So
Is an expert eAgraver, having examined this
counterfeit note under powerful glass for one
hour, confessed ais inability to discover any
radical divergence Of lines from those 81
genuine note.
The Photographic $40 silver certificate that
ssPpeared August ! after the same order, and.
though elumsily done and paper poor. is fast
spprosehing the qualities OF the 81 counte1.
ieit SILVER certificate asove discussed
In Diminishing this subject would state. IA
The result Of many yeaS experience, INV con-
Nicuon Is that In the PIPER upon which the
Factor in the protection q the public against
ira1d; Its distinctive characteristics should be
Readily recognized, and its ubsence AZ readily
oetes,ed; 1t should be an unusually marked
quality so incorporated Me paper as not
To De easily initiated. bespe,k for this uatter
deeper consideration than it hs vet received"