The Ultimate Counterfeiter Isn’t a Crook—He’s an Artist | Wired
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“It is also very likely that I did it because I was constantly being told that I was the only person far and wide who was able to make really good counterfeit dollar bills,” he later wrote in a statement to the court. “In retrospect, I must admit that at least from an artistic perspective this both flattered and challenged me.” If he couldn’t move his product with the help of someone like Falkenthal, Kuhl knew, his banknotes would rot in a storage locker, nullifying his artistic achievement.