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Old 01-29-2012, 01:26 PM
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Why is there no concern that the entire thing, including the part that would've been filled out by the officer, seems to be written by the same hand? The Cobb written stuff(especially the date) appears to be in the exact same writing, only done a little more harshly..
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Old 01-30-2012, 05:41 PM
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It looks like the police (who were probably familiar with the form since it was at least 7 years old) forgot where to have Cobb sign. The prisoner was supposed to sign on the left confirming the items the police had taken from him.

Also kind of odd that he would have $345 in cash and $5.81 in SILVER. $5.80 is a heavy pile of change to have in your pocket, and how the heck did he have a silver penny?


I think somebody got scammed.
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Old 01-30-2012, 05:57 PM
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Also, why would it have taken the PD more than 7 years to get new forms? Only guessing here based on the printed year on the form being 193_. I guess it's possible, that they would've just used 'em 'til they ran out though..
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and how the heck did he have a silver penny?
Silver was just a generic term back then for loose change. My dad used to say it all the time and he was from that era.
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Default . . . as for the silver penny . . .
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. . . in 1943, pennies were made from zinc (therefore silver in appearance) because of the high demand for use of copper and bronze for the war effort. Now days, some of those 1943 pennies are black (or nearly so) from oxidizing over the past 68+ years.
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:29 PM
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I think some folks are overanalyzing a bit.

If that is a forgery, wouldn't a forger that good use some other far more profitable medium to ply his trade? Maybe like a ball or a photo?
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:37 PM
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I think some folks are overanalyzing a bit.

If that is a forgery, wouldn't a forger that good use some other far more profitable medium to ply his trade? Maybe like a ball or a photo?
Not if he already had a "period" item to work with. Especially one that would have some back-story to it..
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The whole top part would have been written by the officer and the few words that would have been written by Cobb at the bottom don't look like the same handwriting to me.
Look at the two July's...They look like the same letter formations, only the "Cobb" one is a little more rushed looking....
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Look at the two July's...They look like the same letter formations, only the "Cobb" one is a little more rushed looking....
You're right. I was mostly looking at the Js which look different but the rest looks the same. It may be that the officer wrote everything except for Cobb's signature or it could just be a fraud.
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You're right. I was mostly looking at the Js which look different but the rest looks the same. It may be that the officer wrote everything except for Cobb's signature or it could just be a fraud.
Yeah, I'm not saying it's definitely fake, but I do have my concerns..
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According to the Ken Burns documentary, Cobb used to always travel with a paper bag full of cash and bonds. Also a bottle of milk and a flask of bourbon? I think.
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