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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7810614, member: 105571"]I assume you were asking me, so yes, that is the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this book because it provides a fairly comprehensive look at pretty much all of the recognized Colonial issues and some that are not strictly Colonial but collected within the Colonial framework. As I look for pieces, this book provides some basic information on the coins. Unfortunately, the photos are often too small to be of much use particularly for die attribution and counterfeit detection. But the writeups are pretty good. For detailed information on all the varieties of a specific issue, I will typically buy a specialist publication. For example, when I got serious about buying the Woods Hibernia Farthing and Halfpence, I bought Sydney Martin's opus on those coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for counterfeits as it relates to Machins Mills coinage, the mint operation produced legimate coins on behalf of the various states and also counterfeits of the British coinage which circulated in the colonies and later the states. The 1778 coin you initially inquired about is a contemporary counterfeit struck by Machins Mills.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, are there counterfeits of the counterfeits that have been made within living memory? Probably and that's where knowledge, third-party certification, and dealing with a trusted party are all-important.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7810614, member: 105571"]I assume you were asking me, so yes, that is the book. I bought this book because it provides a fairly comprehensive look at pretty much all of the recognized Colonial issues and some that are not strictly Colonial but collected within the Colonial framework. As I look for pieces, this book provides some basic information on the coins. Unfortunately, the photos are often too small to be of much use particularly for die attribution and counterfeit detection. But the writeups are pretty good. For detailed information on all the varieties of a specific issue, I will typically buy a specialist publication. For example, when I got serious about buying the Woods Hibernia Farthing and Halfpence, I bought Sydney Martin's opus on those coins. As for counterfeits as it relates to Machins Mills coinage, the mint operation produced legimate coins on behalf of the various states and also counterfeits of the British coinage which circulated in the colonies and later the states. The 1778 coin you initially inquired about is a contemporary counterfeit struck by Machins Mills. Now, are there counterfeits of the counterfeits that have been made within living memory? Probably and that's where knowledge, third-party certification, and dealing with a trusted party are all-important.[/QUOTE]
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