David Wolman, Wired contributing editor and author of The End of Money, recently wrote a brilliant article about the fascinating life story of one of the world’s most skillful counterfeiters – German artist Hans-Jurgen Kuhl.

He is a little bit like Germany’s answer to skilled forger Frank Abagnale Jr whose life story was featured in the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Catch Me If You Can’, except unlike Abagnale, Kuhl wasn’t very difficult to catch!

Wolman’s article is a luminous insight into the mind of the man who is responsible for creating some of the best counterfeit dollars ever seen by authorities, but what is most interesting about it, is that it shows that despite the fact that Kuhl was motivated to make the currency for financial profit, he was actually so good at it because he obsessed about it as an art. It also elaborates on the ways in which Kuhl differs from other counterfeiters.Continue Reading

Share and Enjoy