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Emanuel Ninger

Emanuel Ninger
Born1846 or 1847
Germany
Died (aged 77)
Reading, Pennsylvania
Other namesJim the Penman
OccupationCounterfeiter
SpouseAdelaide Ninger
Series 1880 Ninger drawn $100 Legal Tender Note, attributed to Emanuel Ninger (National Museum of American History)
Series 1880 genuine $100 Legal Tender Note.

Emanuel Ninger (1846/1847 – July 25, 1924), known as "Jim the Penman", was a counterfeiter in the late 1880s.[1]

  1. ^ "Ninger Had No Witnesses. The Alleged Counterfeiter's Case Will Go to the Federal Grand Jury". The New York Times. April 21, 1896. Retrieved October 21, 2008. The examination of Emanuel Ninger, alias Joseph Gilbert, who is charged with being engaged for twenty years in counterfeiting United States notes of large denominations with pen and pencil, was begun before United States Commissioner Shields yesterday.

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