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Bank Of England 1804 Counterfeit Dollars - Scientific Study

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For many years I have been collecting Bank of England silver-plated dollar counterfeits. My motivation is understandable: I am a local historian and a fellow by the name of William Booth, executed in 1812 for forging BoE banknotes, engaged in his illegal activities less than a mile from where I live. He also counterfeited all denominations of BoE tokens and was without a doubt the most prolific forger of the Regency Era. Some of these coins were found on his premises in Victorian times and are now in a local museum. I have photographed these coins and have actively been buying examples which fit their profile. I now have 30 examples of Booth's dollars and have approached the materials science department of a university. They are interested in setting up a detailed scientific analysis (SEM-EDS and other techniques). It will be a ground-breaking study and should hopefully reveal much about Booth's production methods.

I would be very grateful if those of you with plated BoE dollar counterfeits could let me have good scans of your coins to add to the growing database of images I have now accumulated. I am also interested in buying more examples if you have any for sale. Thank you in advance for your assistance! I
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Welcome, and good luck in your endeavors! Care to share some of your images with us here? You've made me curious, at least.
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Welcome! We want pictures!
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Dear fellow forum members "the English is all wrong in this thread" - that is all.
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Excuse me, rooneydog. I meant to say "endeavours."
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@rooneydog - I've seen far worse from Chinese counterfeiters....
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Bear with me. I am hoping this study will result in a book and I am somewhat reluctant to post images of verified Booth coins ahead of publication.

However, to show the superb quality of Booth's coins I have posted an image of the olive branch held by Britannia which is found on the reverse of BoE dollars. The left hand of the composite is a genuine dollar, the right a Booth forgery. The area concerned is no more than 5 x 4 mm and illustrates the consummate skill of the diesinker. Incidentally, you will never be taken in by a Booth forgery - every example I have seen has a copper show, quite apart apart from being underweight!

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Looks like Booth was one of those forgers whose pride of purpose eclipsed his deceptiveness. His forgery clearly shows he was trying to improve on the original!
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