The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-19
COINS THAT ARE BASE
Metals and Hotr7rs Used I'll
Making C3g1,eieI.s.
HOW THEY NAY &c DETECTED
Spurious Cons Canrs, Stand q
Three Tetts Of weight. Dtare,er ar
Th,e-o..a~-oola pl-es. Tnsi aus
s~sstsd, Plugged o. Filled

"ns kinds 40 extensively used. but
cuunterfeitS So made are inferior TO
those made with die
In couut'rfeitv made from a mold
lettering milling and recliug are uSu.
ally poor and weight defective. The
coirs lack the sharp aud clear cut ap
pearauCe % genuine coin. Most conn
ferfeit silver coins ia circulation are
made from mol1s as it is am 'inexpen-
sive form OF couutprfeiiiug Some fair
specimens have been produced In this
way, but usually they are much lighter
than the genuine and " Of required
weight dincr la diameter or thickness. :
Various metals are used by counter
feiters. principally platinum. silver
copper. brass, antimony aluminium
zinc, type metal lead and their nu-
mcrous compositions
Among the most dangerous counter
feits of gold coin are those Of com
position of gold, silver and copper
They are a low grade gold and the
acid test shows they lack the fineness
of standard gold used by the United
carats. These counterfeits average
from 100 10 500 fine Platinum coun-
terfets are dangerous. as the metal
used gives required weight and they
are heavily gold plated. When they
have been in circulation for time the
plating wears off, especially on the
edges.
The most dangerous counterfeit of
silver coin is made Of composition of
anthony and lead. the former metal
predomnating. These counterfeits are
Of the dollar have a fine appearance,
are heavily silver plated with fair
ring, and some are only slightly below
the standard weight
Some pieces among the smaller coins
are made of brass, struck from die.
and when heaNAy plated are fair imi-
| tations. They lack required weight,
| except in II few instances. Counterfeita
| of type metal, lead and other compost
| tons are much lighter than genuine.
| Those having required weight are
| much too thick
Genuine coins of all kinds, for the
. sake OF gain, are tampered with in va
rious ways. These operations are con
fined almost exclusively to gold coin:
which are sweated, plugged and fillet
Sweating Is removing portion O
the gold from surface of coin Tb
! process does not interfere with til,
! ring, and as the portion removed Is gen
orally slight the coin is left with n
| very fair appearance. weight only be-
! ing defective. The principal methods
of sweating are the acid bath. filing
! the edges or reedng. the operator find
! ing a profit in the small quantities of
! gold removed from numerous pieces.
| The average reduction in value of
coins subjected to these processes is
from one-twentieth to one-tenth.
Plugging is done by boring holes in
the coin, extracting the gold and filling
the cavity with a cheaper material. The
larger double eagles and eagles
twenty and ten dollar pieces
used for this purpose. The small
surface of the plugging material,
where ii shows on the edge of the coin,
is covered with gold and the reeding
retouched with a hle or machine.
The average loss in value to coins
treated in this way is from one-eighth
TO one sixth. Coins OF this kind are
very dangerous. as they are perfect
In appearance. only the edges having
been tempered with.
Filling j. lao>t commonly done hy
saving the coin through from the edge
or rec,liug. removing the interior por-
ton aud replacing Il with cheap met
al Coins Of all denominations from
quarter eagle 20 double eagle are sub
iected Ia this process When platinum
T, ia used TO replace gold extracted tho
coin has same We Sht as genuine. by
this process coins lpse four hfihs IT
their value. AS thc original surfaces are
LETT ouly ~ paper thickness.
When edge, have b~rn covered with
gold 1nj rrvlHg restored tuc coin has
'he appearance ~ being genuine. hav
ing correct size rud weight and "a fair
ring Sometimes Tho covering ~ suld
sa edges .s sa chin iHat rIaDg can Pc
distinctly sr,a. when other rHi Joss
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