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Q jt CukjuJ^xO FED ERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK February 8 , 197^ COUNTERFEIT TREASURY BILLS (Not for P u b l i c a t i o n — For Internal Use Only) To All Banking Institutions in the Second Federal Reserve District: The United States Secret Service has asked us to advise y o u as follows: The following information concerns counterfeit $10,000 Treasury bills w hich recently appeared in Houston, At l a n t a and Greenville, South Carolina. 1. D e s c r i p t i o n of Counterfeits The counterfeits purport to be $10,000 Treasury bills issued August 28, 1973 and due and payable on August 27, 197^+. They are identified in the payment b l o c k on the right face of the instrument b y the legend "CUSIP 912793 T W 6" . The digits " 9 1 2793” is the CUSIP identification c overing all Treasury bills. The series "TW 6" identifies bills issued 8-28-73 and due 8-27-7^. The legend "E 1966-6" appears in the lower right inner corner on the face of the bills, "E" b e i n g the check letter, "1966" being the series and " 6" b e i n g the face plate number. Serial numbers appearing on counterfeits seized to date fall w i t h i n the ranges "l72l+58^B" to "1721+595B" and "1738601B" to " 1 7 3 8 6 1 5B". 2. M e t h o d of Manu f a c t u r e W i t h the exception of the serial number w hich is printed typ o graphically, the entire face and reverse of the counterfeits are pr i n t e d b y the offset method. D i s t i nctive fibers are simulated by red and bl u e p r i n t e d l i n e s . Genuine Trea s u r y bills are produ c e d on distinctive currency pa p e r and are, w i t h the following exceptions, pr i n t e d by the intaglio p r o c e s s — (A) serial number and Treasury seal pr i n t e d typographically in red; (B) payment information (CUSIP number, date due and payable, etc.) contained in the b l o c k on the right face of the instrument is added b y each of the issuing Federal R e serve Banks and their Branches b y various processes, including typography, lithography, addressograph plates, etc. Wit h the e x c e ption of the T reasury seal and serial number, the face is p r i n t e d in b l a c k and the reverse in purple. (Over) Aje 7jcy0 3. Description of Defects (A) The digits comprising the serial number are poorly aligned horizontally. (B) There is a white line at nine o ’ clock in the cross-ruled backg r o u n d of the portrait oval (J. Sherman). (C) There are white defects at the top of the staff and the right portion of the cross-bar of the "T ” in the large "UNITED". (D) Small b l a c k dot in the shaded backg r o u n d at the base of the "E" in the large "STATES". (E) Black defect touching the upper left corner of the "M" in "DEPARTMENT" in the fifth line of the legend under the words "TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS". (F) Black defect touching the top of the upper right staff of the "Y" in "FULLY" in the eighth line of the legend b e l o w the words "TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS". (G) Black defect touching the upper right portion of the first "R" in "TREASURY" in the twelfth line of the legend under the words "TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS". (H) Black defect touc h i n g the upper left corner of the "N" in "NOT" in the twelfth line of the legend under the words "TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS". (I) There is a b l a c k dot in the inner white border just to the left of the leaf-like embellishment in the T o w e r right corner. The U.S. Secret Service has also informed us that on at least one occasion an attempt was made to use the counterfeit Treasury bills as col lateral for a b a n k loan. Should any counterfeit Trea s u r y bills be discovered, please telephone the nearest office of the U. S. Secret Service. In this District, the Secret Service has offices in the F e d eral Office Building, 90 Church Street, New York City; in the M a i n Post Office Building, Syracuse, N. Y.; in the U n i t e d States Court House, Buffalo, N. Y.; and in the Post Office Building, F e d eral Square, Newark, N. J. For additional information, call the U. S. Secret Service at any time (telephone number 2 1 2 - 2 6 U - 7 2 0 U ) . The Secret Service has r e q u ested that dissemination of this infor m a t i o n be r e s t r i c t e d to banks, since public dissemination m a y hinder a current i n v estigation of this m a t t e r b e i n g conducted b y the Secret Service. Additional copies of this circular m a y b e obtained upon request directed to the U. S. Secret Service. Alfred Hayes, President.
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