Peter Alston was the late-18th-century and early-nineteenth-century counterfeiter and river pirate, who's thought to be Minor Harpe's affiliate and companion during the murder of infamous outlaw chief Samuel Mason in 1803 The company of counterfeiting money is almost as old as money by itself: plated copies (generally known as Fourrées) https://counterfeitbankbills.com/united-states-dollars/