| Description |
Fairbanks & Ewing Three-Slot Rocker. A Fairbanks & Ewing, Philadelphia, brass rocker counterfeit detector with three coin slots, circa 1878. The slots are unmarked. APPROVED BY THE U.S. MINT is stamped on the top of the counterweight. Good condition, with a slight bend at the middle coin slot. Measures 9.6 x 1.2 x 1.3 inches. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15677 (realized $1560).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11683 |
