Secret Service Agent William Kennoch - Counterfeit Catcher

[dadams]

Received an e-mail the other day from The 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop and was intrigued with one of their items that I thought you all may be interested in as well.

Way beyond my budget, but an interesting and quite historical archive with a numismatic bent.

 

The e-mail received:

More Details on The Photographic Rogues Gallery of Secret Service Agent William Kennoch

[jerseycat10]

Wow, that's really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[PerryHall]

Very interesting. Hard to believe people counterfeited and passed counterfeit nickels.

[jpcienkus]

Very interesting. Hard to believe people counterfeited and passed counterfeit nickels.

 

Think of the buying power of a nickel back in the day.

[Nutmeg Coin]

Back in those days the Feds were the law, much tougher. I wonder if there are good books on the current staffs of the secret service and their work interdicting fraudulent money? Anthony Comstock was probably the most famous person to be born in my town; and he had tremendous power to root out fraud in his own way.

[CaptHenway]

Very interesting. Thanks!

[rrantique]

Interesting. Thanks Doug.

[RWB]

The older Secret Service files are available for research in NARA. Most are on microfilm, too. Files are voluminous, so plan accordingly.

[TonerGuy]

$150,000 - wow...