30 March, 2012

A Counterfeiting Conspiracy? - NYTimes.com

A Counterfeiting Conspiracy? - NYTimes.com: Over the next 18 months he built the most notorious counterfeiting enterprise of the Civil War — one that also happened to be perfectly legal. His forgeries flooded the South, undermining the value of the Confederate dollar and provoking enraged responses from Southern leaders. He waged war on the enemy’s currency, serving his pocketbook and his country at the same time.