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Tad Hale

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If anyone is interested in trying to pursue counterfeiting craftsmen in the colonies, here is a list of reference material.

Scott, Kenneth. Caesar Trick : colonial counterfeiter. (1955) Host Publication:
Connecticut Antiquarian Vol. 7, no. 1(July, 1955), p. 14-17

Scott, Kenneth. Colonial silversmiths as counterfeiters. (1955) Host Publication:
Antiques (Jan. 1955), p. 54-55

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial America / with a foreword by U.E. Baughman, Chief, U.S. Secret Service. (1957) Publication Info:New York : Oxford University Press, 1957. 283 p. : 8 pls.

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial Connecticut. (1957) Publication Info:
New York : The American Numismatic Society, 1957. 243 p. : 46 pls.

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial Maryland. Host Publication:Maryland historical magazine (?), p. 81-100

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial New Hampshire. (1957)Historical New Hampshire Vol. 13 (Dec., 1957), p. 3-38, 4 pls

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial New Jersey. (1957)Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society Vol.75, no.3 (July,1957), p.170-79

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in colonial New York. (1953) Publication Info:New York : American Numismatic Society, 1953. 222 p: plates

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial North Carolina. (1957)North Carolina historical review Vol. 34, no. 4 (Oct., 1957), p. 467-482

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial Pennsylvania. (1955)New York : American Numismatic Society, 1955. 168 p: map

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial Rhode Island. (1960)Providence, RI : The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1960. 74 p: 5 pls.

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in Colonial Virginia. (1953) Virginia magazine of history and biography Vol. 61, no. 1 (Jan. 1953), p. 1, ff.

Scott, Kenneth. Counterfeiting in New York during the Revolution. (1958)New York Historical Society Quarterly Vol. 42, no. 3 (July, 1958), p. 221-259

Scott, Kenneth. Earliest counterfeiting in New Jersey. (1957)Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society Vol.75, no.1 (Jan. 1957), p. 18-34

Scott, Kenneth. New Hampshire Tory counterfeiters operating from New York City.(1950) New York Historical Society Quarterly Vol. 34, no. 1 (Jan. 1950), p. 31-57

Scott, Kenneth. Punishment of coiners in the colony of Connecticut. (1955) Host Publication: Numisma Vol. 5, no. 15 (April-June 1955), p. 73-79

Scott, Kenneth. Some counterfeiters of provincial currency. (1956)South Carolina historical magazine Vol. 57, no. 1 (Jan. 1956), p. 14-22

Jordan, Louis. Cast counterfeit coppers [electronic resource] : introduction / Louis Jordan ; images coordinated by James C. Spilman and the Colonial Newsletter Foundation. (1997)

Jordan, Louis. Counterfeit British coppers [electronic resource] : introduction / Louis Jordan ; images coordinated by James C. Spilman and the Colonial Newsletter Foundation. (1997)

Smith, Charles W. Cast counterfeit coppers in pre-federal America / by Charles W. Smith and Philip L. Mossman.

Spilman, James C. The CNLF checklist of early American counterfeit halfpence believed struck in America. (2001)

Kraljevich, John J., Jr. The early coins of New York : from coppers and silver cobs to gold doubloons, the coinage of colonial New York was as varied and colorful as the people who produced it. (2002)

Mayhugh, Marc. Newspaper accounts and court records of early colonial minters / Marc Mayhugh. (2001)

Weston, Byron K. Evasion Hybrids : A commentary on counterfeit halfpence & farthings.

Newman, Eric P. An American numismatic pamphlet featuring the execution of a counterfeiter / Eric P. Newman. (2001)

Freidus, Dan. Abel Buell : criminal coiner makes Connecticut coppers.

Mossman, Philip L. Imported and domestic counterfeit copper coins in pre-Federal America / Philip L. Mossman and Charles W. Smith. (2000)

Kleeberg, John M. Reconstructing the Beach-Grunthal hoard of counterfeit halfpence : The Montclair, New Jersey (1922) hoard / John M. Kleeberg. (1995)

Anton, William T. The forgotten coins of the North American colonies : a modern survey of early English and Irish counterfeit coppers circulating in the Americas : including a report on the recent site inspection of the Machin Mills mint, and a study of the Buste Enfantin coinage of Louis XV circulating in colonial America / by William T. Anton, Jr. and Bruce P. Kesse. (1990)

Bowen, Richard LeBaron. Rhode Island colonial money and its counterfeiting, (1942)

Coffin, Joseph. Colonial engravers and printers / by Joseph Coffin. (1941)
Doty, Richard G. Colonial silversmith 'father of American currency'? (1991)

Betts, Charles Wyllys, 1845-1887. Counterfeit half-pence current in the American Colonies : and their issue from the mints of Connecticut and Vermont / Wyllys C.Betts ; (address before the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society). (1886)

Gillingham, Harrold Edgar. Counterfeit colonial paper currency. (1929)

Gillingham, Harrold Edgar. Counterfeiting in colonial days. (1929)

Gillingham, Harrold Edgar. Counterfeiting in colonial Pennsylvania / by Harold E. Gillingham. (1939)

Gorelkin, Leo. Currency and its counterfeiting in colonial America. (1984)

Newman, Eric P. Comments on the counterfeiting of "Spanish bitts and New England shillings." (1978)

Lee, Francis Bazley. Paper money and counterfeiting in the colony of New Jersey. (1893)

Newman, Eric P. Were counterfeit British style halfpence dated 1785 made specifically for American use? (1988)

Vlack, Robert A. Early English counterfeit halfpence struck in America : photos from collections of A. N. S. / T. Craige, E. P. Newman, R. A. Vlack. (1974)

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