They Are Only Fantasies, But Taiwan Still Confiscates $1 Million Notes

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 05/08/2016 1:00 pm CoinWorld - They may look like play money to us, but the 100 $1 million Federal Reserve notes confiscated from a home in Taiwan were taken quite seriously by the island's Justice Ministry Investigation Bureau. Taiwan's China Post reported on April 28 that the bureau first learned something was amiss when someone attempted to donate a $1 million bill to a Taiwanese foundation. The foundation deposited the note at a branch of Citibank in Taiwan, after which the note was transferred the bank's New York City headquarters for authentication. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 05/08/2016 6:21 pm That's an odd story! Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
yakimaboy Pillar of the Community United States 519 Posts	Posted 05/08/2016 11:17 pm Very interesting. If I could get away with it, I would like to get one. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 05/09/2016 08:39 am "someone attempted to donate" "an official on the mainland gave them to him" "compensation for loss ... in a shoe business" "an American authentication bureau" Why would anyone have to have these authenticated? They know these were never made, yet they are prosecuting him for forgery. Good thing Daniel Carr does not live in Taiwan. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 05/09/2016 08:42 am I just noticed....they are * notes! Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
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