Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-07

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Methods in this eountrg nouh hard
~ seem 10 o. ~ arasa2e- one ~ u1e
commences Is plating f~iEe-aert Naefs
nifh gold and passing fhfTn of - fae
neniy landed foreigners a. 1~Fe~cDl4f
gold pieces The SILVER cQlrs ere Grt-
baps most c0unteffeiteG fOf mbl3e the
secret arsIca fake1 ln sg.R9a a. sprrf-
gold coin Asf year fhe hast in.
silver currency was doDbie that
amount sometimes . couuferfelt u
the subsidiary eoaus a. STAMPED out "a
copper o. bras and plated bnt fhfT
are e4sy ~ detection. ~ are tb0fe
made from pewter
An extremely good ieN for oguntf
felt coin IN o. eut sharply pita the
miiied edge - = good coin against ihat
Of the suspected i fe
metal nili almost Immediately gin
70 shave or n q a test ulfh nhleh
the public might beoom -aegrasntec
70 SIS profit. for 81 can ~ ultl amy
where ga q moment Al fhaf g. 1eel-
ed IS the ~pr0gefblal ts0 coiAa o. rub
one against fbt other
There are many eags - l~petafins
good coin tQ fhe gain ~ tbe criminal
and toe public loss over 8 China Tor
instance. the wis oriental thinkN ID
aarfh ahiie ~ cat Eneie sans silver
dollars into twD raf bairea fer fhe
purpose Of A~eo0ping bullion sr0fa tine
inside. They are then niie1 up Hitb
metal o. "a proper melght 3 fastened
together ~ carefully 49, practically %
defy detection. la this cOBufFV = SIM
liar but even more delicate treatment
8 eitea 10 gold gnins - sfiger Is con
sldered unworthy Of nOfice 81 the ar
isfin varker Dr. th8K 85ae. Plugging
= the fayorite method cmpioye4 and
the i~fper nominations % gold coins
especially tN~cntF-a0ilar gold pieces.
are selected me interior ~ these
coins 6 bored out with eEceas5ngiF
delicate Instruments. several dollars
worth ~ pure gold being obiained
from each The minute hoie M drilled
in The edges and 80 e3DrrtlF p zone
and SO neatly aud skiaifuiiY Or t8e IN
terror plugged Hith bad bot melGhfT
metal. that these eDiBs Ofien gefg de-
lection until they reach q han1s ~
an expert The punefuTe 90 ~ smali
and ~ ciegeriY snmealeQ @tth pure
gold that = very good pair ~ eyes s
necessary 20 detect H.
Prom such work ais this b mefh-
ode ~ converting good naOusf info BAD
pass through an increasingly 9naftlftle
series ~ efforts some c0uDterfelters
give the gold coins an acSe BATH. or
sweat them % ~ a dollar % tao
Of the gold metal and then pass them
along. The coins are genuine. -
course. but the sweating Deprive tnesa
of the required weight The fHeai~
ed coins pasr ia circulation from hand
10 hand until they reach the banks or
the subfreasurlek where tlaeg are ~
once caught 40 bg the coin COUNTERS.
and their careers cOHDe 10 . Sudden
and abrupt close a. coins - tae realm.
The wonder s. not THAI There X
counterfeit coin in circulation. but
rather that the anoun Is egrHtaUtF
decreasing sna saaag through The II
forfe 0f the secret sefaicc 81 g. fast APP
preaching the point where 81 wAl Dr. z
negllg Die quantity. Ana Il D. . rafh-
er grim commentary on American
ability thar the great majority "
e0unteYfeifeTs 81 fhis county are ma
tive born. THE foreigner g. little ABR
10 compete in tha Sine. apparently. for
out 0f all the peraOns arrested by the
secret service last gear for counter
felting. nearly segentg-fiFe pr cent
were Americans Italians and hus-
slams came next. bat far in the rear