Counterfeit Note Causes Real Recall

In the 1890s, master counterfeiter William Brockway operated out of New York and Chicago, producing $50 notes and $1,000 bonds so convincing that they triggered Treasury alarms over duplicate serial numbers. His operation was eventually busted, with $600,000 in counterfeit notes seized, and although there's no official record of a recall, some sources claim the government quietly pulled the affected notes.

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