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Ned Willett and the Chicago counterfeit gang tale
A covert detective recounts tracking a 1847 Chicago counterfeit operation led by Ned Willett. He infiltrates a tavern barn, confounds the gang with a counterfeit test, and helps arrest the whole group. He preserves the half dollars as proof of his life saving ruse.
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