The Counterfeit Coin Detector Patent Archive

Every device ever patented to catch a bad coin

Patented February 27, 1877

If an object in your hands says PAT. FEBRUARY 27, 1877, it may be one of these.

PatentTitleInventorOf
US 187,936IMPROVEMENT IN DETECTERS OF COUNTERFEIT COINJohn A. ThompsonChicago, Illinois
US 187,938IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR DETECTING COUNTERFEIT COIN.Thomas J. TowseyNew York, New York

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