Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-27 | Page 1 | Counterfeit Dollars Better than Genuine

1 Cottntcrrett Iollars Better tlmn tJenulne. San Francisco. Nov. 27. Dolbu-s belter In the quantity of silver they . contain than those turned out by Uncle Un-cle Sam's mint are In circulation here. Several or them have been detected at the United States sub-treasurv. So good nn Imitation of the genuine If this bogus coin that It passes current at the banks nnd then; aro few clews oh v the manufacturer. Sueh of the coin ns have so far been detected are not molded, but are made, with a die. The milling Is defective In some places, in fact this Is most ' noticeable llaw In the coin.