Show fraudulent COINS the use of electricity in doctor lug gold pieces galvana Gal vanc Bat terica employed in the process of removing gold arora coln the immense loss Abr salon i gold coins are becoming common says the abil adelphia inquirer bankers andi thera are frequently coming across light pieces the discovery a a ago of nearly in light gold pieces tendered in payment mf custom duties by a prominent importer ass led to the detection of numerous pieces short in that there is in opera tion a systematic scheme for robbing the government by of stealing metal from coins the united secret service are now at work in ahia city endeavoring to coins through different handa and find the offenders offen dery t the process of robbery which Is fa mili arly know a sweating coin was formerly practiced to luy tent but of B few of it have come to the attention f r an ties itis not an d at best under th old methode of extracting athe ectal it did not li viny 1 i from earel examination of the found afi is evid enthat the thie ia ot doing in v bag and chent of quick bila bil A abut that A hs into he of electricity th thoi o i of m ordinary galvanic battery and some cheap acid ia all that ap cratic to by th elenc shemo plating with gold by electricity coin ia placed in the fluid and attacked to it ay circa the battery another cipf attal prepared to rece ivein the form of plating the metal ltd be removed from the coin the battery beings set in motion sufficient gold a plating ly transferred andas it removed uniformly from all parts of the coin the liability af is a minimum the is tor blur the slightly A a authority at ai bo uBO of W atil bo tew af without exerting dicion of the casual observer to the ar an expert ho die effect is apparent at a glance and erdoes ir does not 0 o whether the coin as correct or not in atie new york sub abury inhere istone man la 11 1 ta appe n bee pert m his judgment that he mere with closed aytes piece is of or whether itis a has pdt approached by any other person in ane world the electric process of stealing froma coins is not altogether anew scheme the government officials a few years ago captured in northern new york ja band of extensively ah this plan few but fort for t eigners practice sweating in of theft much morea off than on who who for doest in atie to 1 atchis boni swi by a class hoard sm alfE y some althe ide aia which gold can be removed from coish is found in tb e eions anacle mint li was abon aitos abrasion overa aime gald coin was handled abe were conducted with bags each and it was shown that jhc thc awe lifting of the bag making op to a truck to be removed to another ault resulted m the abs stafa d atod that their transfer again made a second similar oss ff p gold while in is handled less than any othar median it ats usually kept fo demand aad fo chiai reason he loss by jane hal of 1 percent jn a 20 gold piece the standard weight of which is grains aft allowance for grains but except in the coins have been by sweaters tha lass rarely exceeds this limit t cy an order is saed some tuno ag 0 by the treasury meni at washing the light oma ahe other day were stamped 1 alth te indicating bal jhc were lightal ligh tiL shortly after the afe pani elt pos was appointed superintendent of this city the treasury issued a A stamp was procured being made superintendent boas attention was called to and he decided jao authority in justice to mutilate the property of another so the samp was put away used at the mint ight tier way into the customhouse custom house will not horev ever receive such courteous the name of tbs abs un porter who tendered ten derea abo light 29 withheld bythe customhouse custom house bics tics the view tl t ast 1 |