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NCJ Number: 184048 Find in a Library
Title: Counterfeiting in Colonial America
Author(s): Kenneth Scott
Date Published: 2000
Annotation: This book examines the prevalence of counterfeiting in colonial America and the difficulties the authorities had in tracking down the offenders.
Abstract: The author notes that in the thriving commercial centers of colonial America, merchants could be paid in Spanish doubloons, British pounds, or any of the currencies each colony produced. Such a diversity of monetary forms encouraged some citizens to try counterfeiting. In addition, the combination of a generally inefficient law enforcement system, the gradual proliferation of colonial issues to copy, and the reliance on private citizens to pay for prosecuting criminals made it difficult to capture, convict, or punish counterfeiters. In the early 18th century, counterfeiting in America entered a golden age that would last for approximately 150 years. This book profiles many of the individuals and organized gangs involved in counterfeiting, including members of the Dover Money Club and numerous women practitioners. One of the central themes of the book is that counterfeiting in colonial America was ubiquitous, transcending socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender lines. Counterfeiters had innumerable ways to practice the art, as the author describes in detail. The final chapter assesses counterfeiting during the Revolution, when the British government found it to be an effective means of undermining the fledgling national economy. A 21-item bibliography and a subject index
Main Term(s): Criminology
Index Term(s): Counterfeiting; Economic influences; Offender profiles; Police effectiveness; Social conditions
Publication Number: ISBN 0-8122-1731-4
Sponsoring Agency: University of Pennsylvania Press
Baltimore, MD 21211
Sale Source: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Page Count: 309
Format: Book (Softbound)
Type: Historical Overview
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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