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How Mary Peck Butterworth Became the Queen of Counterfeiting

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

Mary Peck Butterworth began one of the largest counterfeiting rings in New England in 1716. It was a huge success, and all her tricks of the trade were learned from running a home.

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