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Passage des Lombards (3)A commemorative plaque has been affixed to the place where Farinet hid before being found by the police. The population supported the counterfeiter, hid him and led the gendarmes astray. Handsome, charming and sympathetic, Farinet distributed his fake coins widely to the poor, both out of his natural generosity and to secure accomplices. Even if they were worthless, his coins were accepted everywhere!
