Jim the Penman

Podcast: Sidedoor (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Jim the PenmanPub date: 2024-09-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDuring the mid-1800s, one third of all paper money in America was thought to be fake. It was the golden age of counterfeiting, and one exceptionally talented con artist stood out from all the rest. His fakes were nearly perfect…but for a trademark tell. Known to law enforcement only as “Jim the Penman,” this celebrity criminal led many Americans to wonder: can great art truly be criminal? GuestsEllen Feingold, curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HistoryThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Smithsonian Institution , which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.