Money Week: Ben Franklin vs Counterfeiters

About this episode

This episode explores how Benjamin Franklin tackled the issue of counterfeiters and highlights the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival in New Orleans.

This week we're replaying some of our favorite shows about the stuff that makes the world go round. In this episode from January 2020, the story of how printing enthusiast Benjamin Franklin used his cleverness and creativity to try to head off the big problem of counterfeiters. Plus: New Orleans hosts the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival. Library of Congress exhibit explores early American notes (Coin World) Samantha Fish stops by to talk cigar box festival (WGNO) You can support Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon for just $1 a month! No counterfeit bills, please.

Topics covered

• money
• counterfeiting
• Benjamin Franklin
• New Orleans
• music festivals

Keywords

• printing
• creativity
• history
• American notes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cigar box guitar

Places: New Orleans

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