Posted 04/02/2010 7:30 pm
G'day, there's plenty of KG3 counterfeits. I've acquired a few. When I show them to non-collectors, I remind them that possession of a counterfeit carried the death penalty. I wait until until they have the article "in hand" before sharing that fact.
Upto about 1800, the penalty for women was to be burned at the stake; for men a beheading.
Hanging was later introduced as the gender-neutral penalty.
By 1820, the bigger problem was forged paper banknotes.
What I have noticed is:
silver coins made of brass. Closer inspection often reveals silverish residue around the legend: I suspect that this is mercury, which formerly covered the whole "coin".
Sixpences were sometimes gilded to look like half-sovs; and earlier, shillings gilded to pass as a guineau.
It's a great area, and interesting pieces are usually inexpensive.
Peter in Oz
Upto about 1800, the penalty for women was to be burned at the stake; for men a beheading.
Hanging was later introduced as the gender-neutral penalty.
By 1820, the bigger problem was forged paper banknotes.
What I have noticed is:
silver coins made of brass. Closer inspection often reveals silverish residue around the legend: I suspect that this is mercury, which formerly covered the whole "coin".
Sixpences were sometimes gilded to look like half-sovs; and earlier, shillings gilded to pass as a guineau.
It's a great area, and interesting pieces are usually inexpensive.
Peter in Oz
