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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 2:27 pm "Officers PALMER and VAN BUREN, of the Eighth Precinct Police, made the arrest yesterday of JAMES KELLEY, and his wife MARY KELLEY, for passing a package of counterfeit cents at the store of EDWARD F. NEISE, No. 307 Spring-street. The officers then proceeded to the residence of the prisoners at No. 184 Elizabeth-street, where they found nine sets of dies, together with a quantity of material for making bogus United States coin. There were also fifty-six bad pennies ready made. The parties are held for examination." The New York Times October 13, 1862 Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 10/17/2015 5:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

teo2015 Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 2:57 pm So there are also counterfeit pennies floating around out there to watch out for. I would assume that they were small cents, because the mint had discontined the large cents due to costs. Report this Post to the Staff
Groszy Pillar of the Community United States 589 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 5:27 pm Wow. A lot of work for a time when copper wasn't even legal tender and could be refused for payment! Report this Post to the Staff
davec13 Pillar of the Community United States 757 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 5:34 pm Basically any coin past and present has or will be counterfeited. This is why a lot of people like TPG. The counterfeiters have caught on to that and are now making counterfeit coins in counterfeit slabs. The more you think about it the scarier it gets. That was a pretty cool article though. I had to look at the date because for a second I was like arrested for pennies? Report this Post to the Staff
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