The Counterfeit Coin Detector Patent Archive

Every device ever patented to catch a bad coin

Patented April 3, 1877

If an object in your hands says PAT. APRIL 3, 1877, it may be one of these.

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US 189,284IMPROVEMENT IN COUNTERFEIT-COIN DETECTERSJohn A. ThompsonChicago, Illinois

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