This Day in History: 1938-06-29
When a New York motorist paid for five gallons of gas with a $5.00 bill, Joseph Cox, the proprietor of a gas station on Route 2, wrote down his license number, as he always did when customers gave him very large bills. The next day the bank refused the bill as counterfeit. The police were notified and an alarm sent out on the Bergen County police network and the State Police teletype. The motorist was picked up when he came back for more gas, but he convinced the Police that he had himself been the victim of the counterfeiter. The driver was out the money since he had to make good on the counterfeit bill. (Bristow)