Counterfeiting In America

Since the beginning of civilization and the start of a national currency, there has been counterfeiting. Nowadays paying in cash is an afterthought that U.S. citizens take for granted neither the customer or the clerk give more than a courtesy glance. This is because both people believe that bill is genuine. However this was not always the case. In the beginning of the United States of America, many people did not trust the money they received nor did they trust their government that was made by the people and for the people. This was because the U.S. has not always had a credible currency that the United States is used to nowadays. This was caused by counterfeiters who would counterfeit the U.S. dollar. This led to the creation of Secret Service whose original creation and intent was to stop counterfeit money but also counterfeiters. They changed not only the United States and it's government but also the world by securing the nation's currency, which in turn caused the nation to be one of the most powerful economic nations in the world. The Secret Service would change not only to stop counterfeiting but also with the expectation to protect the United States president and other political leaders to its best ability. This would in turn have saved not only many important political figures but also saved President Ronald Reagan who's pressure …show more content…
It has been around since humans have tried to fool or imitate certain currency or objects to earn more. Native Americans used to fake certain necklaces valued by colonists and others.They would take a less valuable rock and just dye the rock to imitate the other valuable necklaces and trick the settlers. During the 19th century in the U.S. it was on of the most successful illegal criminal activities at the time. Merchants at the time had to be weary of the money they accepted because of counterfeiting (Baker). The U.S had to face this problem directly but not until after the civil