| Description |
Trio of Nickel Rocker U.S. Gold and Silver Counterfeit Coin Detector Scales. Very Good to Fine. The first item is a Fairbanks & Co. nickel rocker scale with nine slots for checking the thickness, diameter, and weight of all U.S. silver and gold coin denominations from quarter to double eagle. Mounted on a wooden base with fully rounded ends. A short descriptive note on a circular tag, written by Eric P. Newman, indicates this was McNally's patent. Missing the gold dollar counterweight. The second item is another Fairbanks & Co. nine-slot nickel rocker scale, this one mounted on a black cast iron base. PAT. FEB. 28, 82 is inscribed on the top of the counterweight, with W.G. LANG/BROOKLYN underneath. A short descriptive note in Eric's handwriting indicates this was also McNally's patent. Missing the gold dollar counterweight. The third item is another nine-slot nickel rocker scale, mounted on a wooden base. J.T. McNALLY/INVENTOR is inscribed on the beam. The often-missing gold dollar counterweight is present, taped in its hole in the wooden base. A short descriptive note on a circular tag, presumably from Newman, accompanies the scale. The larger detectors measure approximately 9 x 2.5 x 1.7 inches. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15675 (realized $432).
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