According to Nicolaevsky, however, Lenin abandoned attempts to exchange the notes after the arrests, but Bogdanov tried (and failed) to exchange some notes in North America, while Krasin succeeded in forging new serial numbers and managed to exchange several more notes.
Namun, menurut Nicolaevsky, Lenin menghentikan upaya penukaran uang setelah terjadinya penangkapan, meskipun Bogdanov mencoba (dan gagal) menukarkan beberapa uang kertas di Amerika Utara, sementara Krasin memalsukan nomor-nomor serinya dan berhasil menukarkan beberapa uang kertas.