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RINGING THE CHANGE, crim (law)


RINGING THE CHANGE, crim. law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a counterfeit one, as in not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a counterfeit one, as in the following case: The prosecutor having bargained with the prisoner, who the following case: The prosecutor having bargained with the prisoner, who was selling fruit about the streets, to have five apricot' s for sixpence, was selling fruit about the streets, to have five apricot' s for sixpence, gave him a good shilling to change. The prisoner put the shilling into his gave him a good shilling to change. The prisoner put the shilling into his mouth, as if to bite it in order to try its goodness, and returning a mouth, as if to bite it in order to try its goodness, and returning a shilling to the prosecutor, told him it was a bad one. The prosecutor gave shilling to the prosecutor, told him it was a bad one. The prosecutor gave him another good shilling which he also affected to bite, and then returned him another good shilling which he also affected to bite, and then returned another shilling, saying it was a bad one. The prosecutor gave him another another shilling, saying it was a bad one. The prosecutor gave him another good shilling with which he practised this trick a third time the shillings good shilling with which he practised this trick a third time the shillings returned by him being in every respect, bad. 2 Leach, 64. returned by him being in every respect, bad. 2 Leach, 64. 2. This was held to be an uttering of false money. 1 Russ. on Cr. 114. 2. This was held to be an uttering of false money. 1 Russ. on Cr. 114.