The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 41, October 14, 2007, Article 12

COLLECTING OPERATION BERNHARD COUNTERFEIT BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES

Larry Gaye writes: "I read with interest the news of the 
upcoming movie 'The Counterfeiters.' I have the Burke book 
which I purchased in 1987. Inside the book I keep a five 
Pound Bank of England note and a Five Pound Bernhard note 
which I purchased as a pair. For the life of me I can't 
remember whether I bought the book or the notes first. 

"While the Burke book is short it whet my interest so much 
that later when I was offered an Operation Bernhard 50 Pound 
note, I jumped on it. I cannot wait to see the movie and 
only hope it will be released in the US, the story is quite 
fascinating and I will secure a copy of the Kruegger book." 

[The Burke book Larry mentions is Bryan Burke's ?Nazi 
Counterfeiting of British Currency During World War II? 
(San Bernardino, CA, 1987). It's a short book, but very 
well illustrated and a great starting point for collectors 
interested in the story of the Operation Bernhard notes. 

The Kruegger book is ?Kruegger?s Men: The Secret Nazi 
Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19? by Lawrence 
Malkin (New York, 2006). It's the latest book on the topic. 
An earlier one is Anthony Pirie's ?Operation Bernhard: The 
Greatest Forgery of All Time? (London, 1961).

I definitely bought my books first, but jumped at the chance 
to acquire some examples during my time in London this summer. 
I've started preparing a small exhibit which I hope to display 
at the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists coin show at 
the Pittsburgh Expo Mart on Saturday October 27, 2007. 
-Editor]

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