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of the Mexican dollar, so largely used in Chine induces me to think they have really been made in China, At all events the Chinaman says they were sent to him by his son, a merchant in Hong Kong, and, as he sent them in 5 separate parcels by 5 separate passengers, there can be little doubt he knew what he was doing, but it is not easy to get
at him.
"We of course put the matter at once in the hands
of the Police, but they think they could not get a con- viction of "guilty knowledge"; he would not have taken the bad coin in a lump sum to a Bank (where it was likely
to be detected), but would have mixed a few at a time with
other money in his shop till, and so have got quit of it by
degrees among his customers.
"Have you come across anything similar at home,
or is this the first case of it? I have seen notices of
something of the kind in Tasmania, and also in South Africa
*Of course while the seignorage is so large, there is a great temptation, and it might be executed with
greater skill, and in a way much less likely to be
detected than in this attempt
The Right Honourable,
London.
I have etc
(Sa)
The Master of the Mint,
A
George Anderson*
One of the coins forwarded by Mr Anderson was assay
-ed and found to be of the fineness of 904-5. Both the
pieces were of almost exact standard weight. Their diameter
was slightly too great, and the designs and lettering
not reproduced with exactness.
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