Part 108, page 377

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/24/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 per FBI and USSS b7C NORJAK

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[REDACTED] Asst. Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, Seattle, was contacted 4/24/72.

[REDACTED] was shown 3 copies of $20 bills, serial numbers as follows:

L 54904730 A L 33529797 A L 20168977 A

and [REDACTED] provided the following information when asked b6 per USSS whether it could be determined if in fact these $20 bills b7C were real or not.

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[REDACTED] stated the 12 appearing on the side of the $20 bills, meant the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, California, and that the serial number would begin with the 12th letter of the alphabet, which in this instance is the letter "L".

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[REDACTED] advised that an experienced photographer b6 per USSS could reproduce any serial number desired on this $20 -ill b7C b7E This is a method which is used by counterfeiters according to [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] further advised that he does not believe it is possible to determine if the bills set forth as copies are real or not unless an original is seen. On the original it is then possible to look for certain characteristics which will appear on true bills based on the printing process used by the Government. b6 per FBI and USSS It was noted for [REDACTED] by the writer, that on b7C [REDACTED] one of the bills the "9" appears smaller than on the other two bills. HARDY stated this could happen and sometimes

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] APR 24 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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WMB:klb (4)

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DB COOPER-49429