Randolph County AlArchives News.....Gibbs, Thomas Counterfeiter Captured  June 20, 1883
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The Atlanta Constitution June 20, 1883
Thomas Gibbs said to be a noted counterfeiter and who has circulated large 
amounts of counterfeit coin throughout the northern counties of Georgia and 
Alabama and the supposed leader of a counterfeiting gang who have caused much 
trouble and worried Uncle Sam's authorities for a long while has at last been 
captured and is now under a bond of $1000 for his appearance at the next term of 
the United States court Gibbs is a man of usual size and of ordinary appearance 
but being naturally bright and having spent doubtless years in getting up his 
counterfeit schemes be has made the best counterfeit moulds ever known as it is 
with great difficulty that the best of judges can detect the difference between 
the genuine coin and his counterfeit half dollars. His home is in Randolph 
County Alabama where it is said that the moulding has been carried on to a large 
extent Haralson County Georgia seems to have been his favorite place for 
distributing his worthless coins as quite a considerable amount has been in 
circulation in that county. The adjoining counties have had their share but have 
not been so completely flooded as this one Gibbs was arrested in Haralson County 
on the charge of counterfeiting and brought to Atlanta yesterday, he was before 
Commissioner W.C. Smith who bound him over in the sum of $1000. The moulds which 
are said to be his property and own make have been found and taken in charge by 
the authorities. It is generally believed there are others in with him and the 
matter will be ferreted out to the fullest extent.


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