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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Circular No. 979 T May 21, 1930 J New Counterfeit To all Banks, Trust Companies and Others Concerned in the Second Federal Reserve District: The Treasury Department in its circular letter No. 640 describes a new counterfeit as follows: $20 GOLD CERTIFICATE (New Issue) \ Series of 1928; check letter " I " ; face and back plate numbers indistinct; W. 0. Woods, Treasurer of the United States; A. W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury; portrait of Jackson. This counterfeit is a photo-mechanical production, printed from poorly etched plates on one sheet of paper of fair quality, the general workmanship being of such character that it should not deceive the ordinarily careful handler of currency. Specimen at hand bears serial No. A25780265A. The Treasury Department, Secret Service Division, requests that banks and others to whom counterfeit Government obligations may be presented endeavor when practicable to obtain information regarding their source and history. Any information of this kind should be forwarded to the Treasury Department, Secret Service Division, Customs House, New York, N. Y. GEOBGE L. HAEBISON, Governor.
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