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The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
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Public notice in Philadelphia warns of counterfeit Base Half Johannes gold coins recently brought from Massachusetts, likely imported from the West Indies. Describes characteristics to identify fakes, such as weight, date figures, hair details, and thickness.
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The public are hereby informed, that a considerable number of BASE HALF JOHANNES have lately been brought to this city from the state of Massachusetts, and it is said they have been imported there from the West Indies. They are so well done as to pass on those not constantly in the receipt of gold, and well acquainted with the genuine pieces they represent. The weight of some is barely nine pennyweights--of others, nine pennyweights two grains and nine pennyweights three grains.-- They have not been cut, and look fresh, though bearing date 1777, 1776, and 1777. The figures expressing the dates in all of them are longer, and not so strongly marked; the hair on the back of the head is much coarser, and the piece feels rather thicker than the genuine Half Joe.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
June 18
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A considerable number of Base Half Johannes counterfeit coins have been brought to Philadelphia from Massachusetts, reportedly imported from the West Indies. They pass as genuine to those unfamiliar with real pieces. Weights range from barely nine pennyweights to nine pennyweights three grains. They appear uncut and fresh, dated 1776 or 1777, with longer, less marked date figures, coarser hair on the back of the head, and thicker feel than genuine Half Joe.