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Re: Is the 1818 14 star large cent a contemporary counterfeit?
MrEureka January 03, 2010 Patterson's letter states: It is probable that the manufacturers and distributors of these coins may not have known that the business was illegal as the spurious cents were not direct imitations of the true ones. What am I missing? Granted, I haven't seen the 1825 law to which he refers...… -
Re: Is the 1818 14 star large cent a contemporary counterfeit?
MrEureka January 03, 2010 Denga - The 1849 correspondence is fascinating, but I would not assume that the 1848 small dates are from the same New York mint. First, it seems obvious that they're talking about "cent-like" tokens, not counterfeit cents. And second, if they were also faking coins, their product would have been,…
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