Benetfink Base Coin Detector
£370
Circa
1890
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
An example of the Benetfink base coin detector, 89 & 90 Cheapside London. Used for checking counterfeit coins, Sovereign, Half Sovereign, threepence, fourpence, sixpence, shilling, florin, half crown and crown, using counterweights beneath brass plate. In overall good condition, noting early brass repair to top, also one piece of wood to top side missing.
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Fletcher
Fletcher Wallis
Fletcher Wallis sells objects and books relating to the history of science, medicine and technology Arcade. He publishes books through Vernier Press, including Antique Medicine Chests, and Corkscrew Patents from 1795. He has been dealing for forty eight years.
