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Author

Mitchiner, M.B.; Skinner, A.

Title Of Article Chaper

Contemporary forgeries of late seventeenth century English tin coins: the implications for the study of leaden tokens

Title Of Journal Book

Numismatic chronicle

Volume

146

Pages

178-184

ISSN

0078-2696

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses of forgeries of the regal tin and copper coinage. Most are pewter or lead. A connection is suggested between issues of leaden tokens at this time and contemporary forgeries made of similar alloys. -- AATA

Keywords

Coin Forgery Analysis;Coin Copy Lead;Coin Copy Pewter;Coin Tin England; Coin Copper England;Coin Metal X-ray fluorescence (XRF) AATA

pub_id

12700