Full text of Federal Reserve Bank of New York Circulars : $50 and $100 Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes

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A u g u st 2 8 , 1972

$50 and $100 COUNTERFEIT FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES

To A l l Banks i n th e
S e co n d F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t :
The U n it e d S t a t e s S e c r e t S e r v i c e has a sk e d us t o in fo r m y o u t h a t
c o u n t e r f e i t $50 and $100 F e d e r a l R e s e r v e n o t e s a r e c u r r e n t l y i n c i r c u l a t i o n
in t h e New Y ork m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a .
Y our t e l l e r s and c u s to m e r s s h o u ld be
w arn ed t o b e on t h e a l e r t f o r t h e s e c o u n t e r f e i t s .
The S e c r e t S e r v i c e has s u p p l i e d th e f o l l o w i n g d e s c r i p t i o n
$50 and $100 c o u n t e r f e i t s :

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$ 50
$ 50*
$100
$100

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The d e s c r i p t i o n a l s o i n d i c a t e s :
"The s e r i a l numbers on a l l n o t e s v a r y , and
t h e r e i s no a tte m p t made t o s im u la t e th e r e d and b l u e f i b e r s fo u n d i n g e n u in e
cu rren cy.
The c o u n t e r f e i t f i f t y d o l l a r n o t e i n d i c a t e d b y th e a s t e r i s k ( * ) has
an u p p e r l e f t c h e c k l e t t e r shown as 1CT, w it h th e lo w e r r i g h t c h e c k l e t t e r
shown as ' B ’ . "
A l l c o u n t e r f e i t c u r r e n c y r e c e i v e d from any s o u r c e s h o u ld b e m arked f o r
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and fo r w a r d e d p r o m p t ly , t o g e t h e r w it h any i n f o r m a t io n c o n c e r n in g
t h e s o u r c e o f su ch n o t e s , t o t h e n e a r e s t o f f i c e o f th e U. S. S e c r e t S e r v i c e ,
r a t h e r th a n t o W a s h in g to n , D. C.
In t h i s D i s t r i c t , th e S e c r e t S e r v i c e has
o f f i c e s i n t h e F e d e r a l O f f i c e B u i l d i n g , 90 C hurch S t r e e t , New Y ork C i t y (m a il
add ress:
P .O . Box 8oU, C hurch S t r e e t S t a t i o n , New Y o r k , N. Y. 10008); i n th e
Main P o s t O f f i c e B u i l d i n g , S y r a c u s e , N. Y. 13201; in t h e U n ite d S t a t e s C ou rt
H o u se , B u f f a l o , N. Y. 1^+202; and a t 970 B roa d S t r e e t , N ewark, N. J . 07102.
F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l t h e U. S. S e c r e t S e r v i c e a t any tim e
( t e l e p h o n e number 2 1 2 - 2 6 b - J 2 0 b ) .




A d d itio n a l c o p ie s o f t h i s

l e t t e r w i l l b e f u r n is h e d upon r e q u e s t .
ALFRED HAYES,
P r e s id e n t.