Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-09
OounterfeGt Coins.
The New York ournag Of Coueycs gives The following 40

OounterEelt Coins.
The New York Joursa Of C5saerce gives the following
count Of The counseret Gins ia circulation;
The whole country flooded with couorfts q goa and
silver c1n, and uuess smeng arrest the grotag
evil, rogues have Il 4 ther0Rn way tofner
pair scales au botue Of nitric AID ~ere al sel w. s'
say euaDls VI money 70 deec 1ns e's eSln
peri would parats lie genuine fon ls counter el
b very tJuch ing u tie poe- sesi-s -u So - e
canei IA thai; the themselves a. iant
t ~ -, In n 4 sesr ,sod tue lnoss aaussr-
Gus lrsud in circulation guane ae aitsa 20
ms r re dsts ID lo5i, ii We Iigh.yi
pisces we're maae composition METAL ha Alsy patel s1
s,i liar t,Ai out aoJ1i cents Of rs valas
Az soldsriuS tue tget-er aaa IneA cs4s ts saving
into edge pieos generally neI o. s' eu'g
mn @ ,s skill ui Of these frauds is perpesra,ea, as
FAR a chsay eagle Tns piece - spLt into
me 80 ~ y 1ea h. two ou.slIe s-eils e0ntaalng
D. l N al separated from the cnlre 1E Aat'e Is fortified
70 ~ Operators aud place supplied ~ hling ot p4aIinA To
vtS ~ crtsit, a. IA tenei, edgs being Ieled
Handsomely plated Ths IS 81 well a1e @ WY Ie@ experts
ou g I'D e tFo conpiisnad ssts d evih employed al he
I'M : q, ne Assistant rsa uler n detsct t4e casat Inc
collar pe unur nagsinet loses aSu % ~ Of It's god
anu rsnains ,uaIly good for general q e Tue le that
mis- ia dome "a all aud operation htiauei IS PROOF ihzttis
carried on upon Ia-ge scaie Tor ne .qus'y le IAehiny,
ard ne sk and ee5saT u IN NJ e proat-
s Dovs EXCEPT IN conduct u an extensive ousaesI.
M piece a. iu Wi HI, and except taoush ls wonderful
snet Il here aud rare e2 tey us'so as
ev pssr ai Mt nVOlVs ts dressing or cutting
OF he COIN be- al TINS mosn, 4ge haeE Of
80 an snost b. ou B-uas aud IN amUst every fult bag
- more OF these or SIMILAR frNuds may be
- VINE he ud pieces uESIe1 AZ INC ou5 treasury
ssomstmes an -unte4 - LAY "a 4' ~ " -s'S taS-'
age Of Eve thousand ,-.,
and fraudulent silver coins are also increasing.
The sy lead soft eompos ton quarter any one my
a PARTON Of the bad hall dollars are OF The sane amp
But more recently eomposuonpeoe ASs De5n ursl which
i, el does n feel the touch AID only be
res ~ careful testing exact ingredients unknown,
but the Veg evidently mace 0p ~ per cIse o. PIatna
% ircresi Abundance the last named metal has added
uch 10 facility with which these operations conduct
ed Formerly if piece offered as gold gas OF il weight with
Of size, the fas nference was matt mus pc genuine
Pina FIRST came about the middle Of the last century,
icing founi in eonsds able Quantities IN South AmtTca and
since it has also d coVedin Russia oheE parts Of the
world. nearly resembles nc Is heavier than
rold its specific gravity bsng2 viii gold only 10 To
facilitate the understanding OF this jec remark that
in addition metals the others usually employed in
&c OperadcL1 aremereuy' Heh weighs 10 D ead
silver g. and zne about mat IS, the bulk Ct
the metal dispscts OF times or is weight Of
water It eay that pana is worth much less than
gold while its specific gravity Is greater, is Ger ain to be
loyed In All successful Frauds where he Weights essential In
eonntets Of silver il sometimes ajde1 small quantities
to give both weight and consistency
since tesereE difficult cl detec ion when once
the coin circulation, l. follows that the only successful
method Of dealing with these manufactures t. discover the
tAbhme t. from Whee they GTst ued, and to tax PEI
session Of the implements employed in their production This is
ALI the easier from th OF the such eaortte
WORK caano ia To make Il worth while for ex
perenced detectives the maerh must have
er stimulus to ton than hs mere hope VI becoming public
beueactor Formerly, the several District Attorneys &C tn
DR. nca centes authorized offer rewards for
detection c0unrs hut the practice has fal en- Into
duse It is the iOow the most lul uttereIs
bogus cou the establishment Whsre the i has his
homes uLequenty the coins through several ands
before public appearance AID the secret OF the work
sop carefully guard.d Make It t however, and the
and the reward should De- sucient 70 Keep
number Of the shadows the look out
Within lew DAYS the banks have little startled lind
ing prnking these pieces inside tur vaults and public at
nuisance We cannot the hearty operation Of The Gov
ernment in natter Of 81 importance