Donn Pearlman writes:

Brian Ingram & D. B. Cooper Notes

Brian Ingram of Arkansas, who at the age of eight in 1980 found the only ransom money ever discovered from the legendary 1971 "D.B. Cooper" skyjacking, looks at the recovered $20 notes he's stored for decades in photo albums. He brought the historic notes to PCGS Currency for certification on February 11, 2008. (Photo credit: Donn Pearlman)

FBI Agent's initials on recovered "D. B. Cooper" note

An FBI agent's initials are visible to the left of the portrait on this recovered Series 1969 $20 note (with back plate number 86) from the infamous 1971 "D.B. Cooper" skyjacking ransom. The FBI inventoried and analyzed this and other notes found along the Columbia River near Vancouver, Washington by an eight year old boy on vacation with his parents in 1980. (Photo credit: Phil Arnold/Collectors Universe)

D. B. Cooper Note Fragments

It was "PCGS C.S.I." as fragments of the "D. B. Cooper" ransom notes were carefully pieced together to reveal apparently previously unrecorded serial numbers. (Photo credit: Phil Arnold/Collectors Universe.)

Laura A. Kessler carefully holds a DB Cooper note with tweezers

In February 2008, PCGS Currency Vice President, Laura A. Kessler, began the examination of "D. B. Cooper" 1971 skyjacking ransom money, carefully holding one of the recovered $20 notes with tweezers. (Photo credit: Donn Pearlman.)

Laura A. Kessler, Brian Ingram & Jason Bradford

Brian Ingram of Arkansas holds a "D. B. Cooper" 1971 skyjacking ransom $20 note he found when he was eight years old. Standing behind him at the February 2008 Long Beach Expo are PCGS Currency Vice President, Laura A. Kessler, and President Jason Bradford. (Photo credit: Donn Pearlman)

Donn Pearlman & D. B. Cooper

Some people think former ANA Governor Donn Pearlman resembles the skyjacker known as "D. B. Cooper." Coincidence? (Photo credit: Jason Bradford/PCGS Currency.)

To read the complete 2008 Press Release see:
PCGS Currency Certifies Legendary "D.B. Cooper" Skyjacking Ransom Notes (www.pcgs.com/News/Pcgs-Currency-Certifies-Legendary-Db-Cooper-Skyjacking-Ransom-Notes)

To read the earlierE-Sylum article, see:
D.B. COOPER RANSOM BANKNOTE OFFERED (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n35a35.html)