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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK 'Circular No. 934T . October 1, 1929J New Counterfeit To mil Banks, Trust Companies and Others Concerned in the Second Federal Reserve District: The Treasury Department in its circular letter No. 631 describes a new counterfeit as follows: $5 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE: On the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Illinois; 1928 series; check letter " C " ; face plate No. 7; back plate No. 54; H. T. Tate, Treasurer of the United States; A. W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury; portrait of Lincoln. This counterfeit is a photo-mechanical production printed from poorly etched plates on two sheets of paper of cheap quality. The black tone in which the face is printed accentuates the bleached appearance of the counterfeit, and faulty etching and printing contribute to smudgy imagery on both face and back. The back plate is approximately one-quarter inch shorter than the genuine and executed in yellow-green ink of muddy hue. Specimen at hand bears serial number G01067559A. This counterfeit should not deceive the average handler of currency. GEOEOE L. HARRISON, Governor.
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