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From: Diane & Raymond Williams <raydianewilliams@juno.com>
Hi All!
I've been on the e-group a couple weeks now and figured that my first
contribution should contain something about NJ's (being my favorite
series) and also something about counterfeiting (which seems popular on
the e-group lately). The following paragraph was written by Damon
Douglas a half a century ago. Hope you enjoy it:
A news article, appearing in a London Periodical under date of Feb 10
1776, tells of the apprehension of "two sets of coiners in the
neighborhood of Bristol. In Dowry Square, Bristol Hotwells... they were
Mould and his wife with great many tools belonging to the coining
business. Mould formerly lived near Salthill, and kept his carriage the
better to carry on the business of coining without suspicion." This
periodical records in detail the capital convictions carried out at "Old
Bailey" and the subsequent executions for coining. Since the name Mould
does not thus appear in subsequent issues, it is likely that his offense
was in the field of copper coining, which was not a capital crime.
Convictions for counterfeiting copper halfpence and farthings carries a
maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and usually met with milder
punishment. Whether this Mould was Walter Mould, or any connection of
his, must be left for others to determine.
Questions: Does anyone know the time periods that Walter Mould was in
the colonies? I seem to remember that Michael Hodder had some ship
arrival and departure dates, but the article slips my mind. I wonder if
Scotland Yard still has the evidence used at court for this Mould - I'd
love to see what die punches (if any) were used. Does anyone have a clue
as to Walter Mould's residences in England. I've been sitting on this
since April of '98, hoping to find the time and resources to look into
these questions. Maybe if anyone could help, we could write a short
article for the C-4 newsletter.
As to the question of holes in coins, I've heard that in addition to
toys and buttons, coins were also holed and nailed to a beam in a house
for "good luck". I've found a couple with square holes that I suspect
might be the case. I've also heard that farmers would tag their cattle
or livestock on the ear with a copper. These are only stories I've heard
- nothing I've read.
As to Connecticuts... My favorite CT's in my collection all happen to
be damaged by NJ dies. I do own about 20 undamaged CT's, but nothing
worth noting. My favorite undertypes are Machins, although I'd love to
own the Georgius Triumpho undertype Dennis has.
I hope to have a camera in a couple weeks, then maybe I can contribute
some pictures. Enough for now..
any thoughts about Mould would be appreciated.
Ray Williams
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