
Excerpt from The Coin Chart Manual, 1879, Vol. 45: Supplementary to Thompson's Bank Note and Commercial Reporter, Containing Fac Similes of All the Gold and Silver Coins Found in Circulation, Throughout the World, With the Intrinsic Value of Each As much counterfeit silver is now found, we annex the government test for silver coin; it can be put up by any chemist for a few cents: 24 grains nitric silver In crystals; 1 gramme or 15 grains of nitric acid and 1 ounce water. Remove a little of the surface of the coin with a knife and touch the place with a drop from the stopper. If good, no action; if bad. It will blacken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Page Count:
78
Publication Date:
2018-02-17
Publisher:
1kg Limited
ISBN-10:
0656796340
ISBN-13:
9780656796342
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