A NEAT SWINDLING TRICK.
The latest swindling game was practised successfully the other day in America. Two men, who appeared to be strong silver and gold advocates, were in the central depdt and became involved in a heated discussion. The gold man offered to bet a gold double eagle that if he hammered the coin into a shapeless mass it would still be worth /4. He was ostensibly taken up by the silver advocate, but when it came to selling the lump to Jeweller Roth the store was closed. James Hagerty, a strong sound-money advocate who stood by and who had implicit faith in the value of gold, gave the man £4 for the battered coin. The two enthusiasts disappeared shortly after, and then it was discovered that the metal left by them was spurious.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XXII, 28 November 1896, Page 115
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135A NEAT SWINDLING TRICK. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XXII, 28 November 1896, Page 115
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