The Yorkshire Coiners: the true story of the Cragg Vale by Steve Hartley
a remote West Yorkshire valley named Cragg Vale in the late 18th century, a gang of counterfeiters defaced coins of the realm and returned them to circulation, melting down the clipped metal to create new coins – to the tune of what would be around £2 billion in today’s money. This was a crime punishable by death yet the forgers managed to carry out their work with
