Gold Certificates, Serial Numbers, and a Kidnapper’s Ransom: How Marked Currency Caught Bruno Hauptmann
The 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping ransom payment, made in Gold Certificates and Federal Reserve Notes, became one of the most consequential currency investigations in American history. For collectors, the notes involved offer a rare intersection of numismatic history and criminal legend that continues to shape the value and fascination of 1928 and 1934 Gold Certificate series.
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