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A microscopical examination of an alleged 1933 penny
Author(s) -
Green L.,
Moon J. R.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1972.tb01068.x
Subject(s) - penny , microprobe , electron microprobe , scanning electron microscope , art , optics , chemistry , physics , mineralogy , history , archaeology
SUMMARY An alleged 1933 penny has been examined by scanning electron microscopy and microprobe analysis. It was shown that the penny was a forgery and a possible method of forging was deduced.