Show TEST FOR SPURIOUS COINS simple method disclosed by a juror jurof during a trial at this session of the central crim inal court there has haa been an exceptional number of 0 charges of making mailing and uttering counterfeit coin says bays the london tribune at the conclusion of one of the cases the foreman ot of the jury asked the authorities it if they would take a suggestion dom 12 busi bul nebs mesa men who during tha year had bad to deal with cons considerable del able sums la in all ver coin there was a roost most simple test for the detection of base coin it wa 1 as to lo cut the milled edge of a good coin sharply against the milled edge of the suspected coin it if the suspected coin were a spurious one the metal would almost immediately begin to snave off it was war he be ailed ad led a test that could be carried out anywhere on the he top of a bus bua or in a shop ani the public ought to be acquainted with it after funking a personal onal test the common sergeant said he quite agreed with the suggestion of the jury as a to the usefulness of the test teat and said it ought to bo be made known |