Guest Dana G Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Q: This man issued fraudulent notes to the citizens of Buffalo, NY in the early 19th century. What was his name and his common nickname? Good luck everyone & have a great weekend! Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG,call PMG for details) There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer. REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinsandmedals Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Real name: Emerich Juettner Also known as: Edward Mueller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinsandmedals Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Also known as Mr. 880 by the sercret service in addition to his two other names I posted earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadams Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Benjamin Rathbun aka "Municipal Napoleon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector1-migration Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 His name was William Brockway and his common nickname was the “noted old forger”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dana G Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Q: This man issued fraudulent notes to the citizens of Buffalo, NY in the early 19th century. What was his name and his common nickname? A: Benjamin Rathbun who was known as the Municipal Napoleon. Fun Fact: "Approximately 10% of the city was on his payroll. He as put on trial and convicted of fraud shortly after the Panic of 1837." Great job everyone and congratulations to our winner dadams. Don't forget to stop by this Friday for NGC's question!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
