ELECTROTYPES

An undated flyer advertising "Coins, Minerals & Indian Relics" for sale by H. Klingbeil of Philadelphia has this to say about Electrotypes:

"Electrotypes show the exact fac-simile of the original coins, both in silver and copper, therefore, they are much more instructive, than wood-cut prints, or empty spaces. The original of most of these pieces are so rare that they cannot be got only at a great cost, some of them not at any price. No Cabinet or Collection of Coins is complete if the proper spaces are not filled with electrotypes, and they add greatly to the beauty of the Collection, and the price is so low that any collector can procure them. A supply is always kept on hand for sale."

The first is from the Coins of Colonial and Early America, A Project of the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment, University of Notre Dame. The page pictures and describes an electrotype copy of The Washington Roman Head Cent of 1792:

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/WashROMAN.html

The second is an article titled, "Forging ahead: How to avoid Buying a Forgery", By Bernard Wells. The article describes how to detect electrotype and other types of copies of ancient coins:

http://www.deepfield.com/anoot/forgery.htm

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 35, August 27, 2000, Article 9

ELECTROTYPES

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/WashROMAN.html

http://www.deepfield.com/anoot/forgery.htm

Wayne Homren, Editor