OLD ANTIQUE GOLD COIN SCALE JOHN ALLENDER 1855

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A SELDOM SEEN U. S.  GOLD COIN COUNTERFEIT  DETECTING SCALE.  PAT. DATE OF 1855 BY JOHN ALLANDER.  THERE ARE TWO MODELS THE MORE COMMON  ONE DETECTS  FIVE DIFFERENT COINS, THE 20, 10, 5, & 21/2 DOLLAR. THIS ONE ADDS THE THREE DOLLAR TO IT AND IS MORE SCARCE. IT IS DESIGNED TO DETECT DIAMETER, THICKNESS, AND WEIGHT. THE SCALE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL COUNTER WEIGHT (IT WOULD BE PLACED IN THE ONE DOLLAR SLOT FOR BALANCING THE 20 & 10 COINS) I PURCHASED  IT YEARS AGO WITH A REPLACEMENT THAT LOOKS GOOD BUT I  DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS ACCURATE. THE SCALE DISPLAYS NICELY AND WOULD MAKE A NICE ADDITION TO A COIN OR SCALE COLLECTION.