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Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 Saved by Three Half-Sovereigns
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A detective on the hunt for counterfeiters stumbles across them accidentally at a tavern he is staying at. He is caught spying on them but saves himself by pretending to be the best 'coiner' in the country - with three prize counterfeit coins in his pocket. Crime adventure. (PB)

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    Western Europe, Europe,
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