Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
COINS THAT ARE BASE
Metals and Methods Used IN
Making ceunterfeiss.
HOW THEY MAY BE DETECTED
Spsrioss Gems cannss saa.1
Thrss Tests 81 Weighs. oiarasasr a.
Thisknsss-coid 7isess That A..
ssssstsc. Plugged o. FILLED.


The most dangerous c0umterfestn M.
STRUCK trom a de and are usually ,,,,.
taiions q Sold coins Molds o. rnra.
Gus kinds are extensively used hv,
couuterfeits - made are infer,or !,
those made with q die
In eounterfeits made from . mold
lettering milling AID reeding arr u.u
ally poor and weight defective n.
coins lack the sharp and CHAR cus an
Tearanee % genuine coin. Most coun
terfeit silver coins IA circulation -.
made from molds. as n Is an fnexn.n
sive form Of eounterfeitlng some FAR
specimens have been produced IN thss
way. bar usually they are much llrhtnv
than THE genuine and II u REQUIRED
weight differ in diameter or thlckne.s
Various metals are used By counter.
feiters. principally platinum. silver
copper, brass. anthony. aluminium
zinc. type metal lead and their nu
merous compositions
Among the most dangerous counter
feits - gold c0ln are those q q oou..
po~.u ~ gold silver and CONNER
They are low grade gold. and the
acid test shows they lack the aneness
- standard gold used by the United
States mint. which j. 9oO nne. OF q 10
carats These counterfeits average
from SO 20 So tine Platinum com.
terfeits are dangerous. as the metal
used gives required weight. aud thpv
are heavily gold plated When they
have been Ia circulation for a time the
plating wears OF. especially on the
edges
The most dangerous counterfeit Of
silver coin j. made ~ a composition Of
anlimouy aud Lead. che former metal
preloMinatlng These counterfeits are
~ the dollar have 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 ~ iFass struck from q die.
and when heasiIy plated are fair iml.
fats1us. They iaek required weight.
eyeepl ln few instanres Counferfeifs
~ type metal lead and other compost.
a0ns are mueh lighter than genuine.
Those having required weight are
murA TOO thick
Grnuiar cJIus q al kinds. for the
sake Of eaiu. a. tampered with IN va
fi"as ways These operations are con
hned almost exclusively 20 ggid eelns
which ure sweatcd. plugged and gslled.
Asfa II ~
the guld from surface II culn The
pFscs-ss da-r, not interfere with the
.ihg. sud as she portion removed Is gen.
erally slight the coin Is left with a
s.Ts fair appearance. weight only Be
az defective TIE principal methods
- sreatia- are The acid hafb. filing
the elEes or ree,lIng the operator nad.
iug profit in tne small quantities u
gold removed from numerous pieees.
Tbs average reduction ia value OF
COLTS sgtSeCtrd to These processes Is
from one-twsatisth g. oue-tenth
I'lus=ing y dsns - boring holes In
Sire csln. extracting shs Esld and illlag
the cavity With n cheaper material. The
larger coius-douhie eagles ana eagles
UNeniy and ten dollar plecesg-are
81 81 iur this purpose The small
su-faoe - the plugging material
Waere Be- Shove 0u the edge - the coln-
Is covered vIth sold and the reedlns
retouciis.i With a Gle or machine.
The arera=r 49, n value 10 coins
treated In this way - from one-eiRhth
g. oae-slxsh Coins - this Kind are
very dangerous. as they are perfect
IN apTearaaee. only the edges having
been rampercd with
ruling e. most commonly done nv
saw wing the cote slsough from the edge
or reeiins removing THE interior nor
tion and replacing it wsth a cheap met.
al Coins - al denominations frora
quarter cage 20 double eagle are sub
5setea 90 this proves When platinum
Is USE e replace gold extracted the
coin has sane weiEht as genuine Ry
this Proves coins iose four agths Of
their value. a. the erigiHai surfaces ara
ieft only = paper thickness.
When esires have been covered wrtf&
gold and wedding RESTORED the coin has
fhe Appearance - helng genuine. hav-
lng correct size and weight anf a fair
ring Sometimes the covering q zOla
"a edges Is 50 thin that filing can be
distinctly seen When ether ana s~~s
costly fllinE than platinum Is used
colns are q heht @eaEhf ana have a
rad ring II q corr~ct srelrht they
are too thick
Anothe~ method - filing + saving
The ccin partly IN two. from esare q
reeding or one side. leaxilg : thin
ard thick perfion The tain side q
the coaR IL tWTned back AID the rold
extracted from ceates - thicker nor
1sA Ths cavity = SHES With base
metal and slies pressed bark lnto uFas
lnal position and soideresa - brznsd
Together. II = difncus q give arex-
aEe los 20 ceins treated h fhis aan-
ner. az hardly any two seen have TIE
sane anognt q go4d taken sram them-
Per detecting counterfeit Gotta eun-
pare tmpress. slze. weight. ring ana
gsnerzi appearances With zeuulne con
- eame period and coinage The fhree
tests - Seixht diameter and shiea-
ness s1oud - appilssd 70 Il 4 al