| Description |
Six Johnson's Coin Counters, With Cabinet. Fine. Six hand-cranked Johnson's coin counters, patent numbers 788585 and 824794, from the Coin Counting Machine Co. of Chicago and New York. Each counter was designed to count large numbers of coins from a single denomination. The lot contains one counter for each U.S. copper and silver denomination from cent through dollar (cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars). The design suggests the counters were intended to be mounted on a universal stand of some kind, perhaps with a pan-feeding tray on the side, but these components are not included here. The actual counter is a separate gear-driven mechanism on the side of the coin drum, from the Veeder Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, patented on October 22, 1895. Only the half dollar, quarter, and dime machines actually have a counter attached, but the mechanism looks to be easily interchangeable between the various units. After counting, the coins were dropped through a slot in the bottom of the counter, presumably into a bag or suitable receptacle for storage. The counters are housed in a six-slot wooden cabinet measuring approximately 34 x 13.4 x 13.5 inches. The molding on one side of the bottom of the cabinet is loose. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15751 (realized $168).
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