CRIME AT THE ROYAL MINT.
COUNTERFEIT HALF-CROWNS. CHARGE AGAINST HEAD MESSENGER. (Received 14, 9.20 a.m.) London, Nov. 13. In the first case of its kind at the Royal Mint for a century, Bowie, the head messenger, was comifaitted for trial on a charge of counterfeiting coins. Bowie possessed the master key to the shops and used one of the Mint’s presses to strike half-crowns on stolen blanks. The crime was detected by a postal official noticing that the coins were slightly worn in appearance, though dated 1923—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 282, 14 November 1923, Page 5
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89CRIME AT THE ROYAL MINT. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 282, 14 November 1923, Page 5
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