Download or read book Report of the Committee of the Society of Arts, &c., Together with the Approved Communications and Evidence Upon the Same, Relative to the Mode of Preventing the Forgery of Bank Notes written by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important comment on the prevention of forgery. Contains a number of articles including: one by T.C. Hansard who proposed the use of Diamond type arranged in patterns (including an example plate); by T. Ransom recommending copper plate engraving (including a sample bank note showing the work of three different engravers); by R.H. Sully also recommending copper plate engraving (with a sample bank note and an engraved plate showing the design for a new copper plate printing machine); and by Richard Williamson recommending steel engraving (with two fine steel engraved plates)"--From bookseller's description (Oak Knoll Books).