Fragments of a Mexican dollar in the process of being made fradulent by the insertion of lead

Made:
before 1889
Fragments of a Mexican dollar in the process of being made

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Fragments of a Mexican dollar in the process of being made
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Fragments of a Mexican dollar in the process of being made fradulent by the insertion of lead. Presented by Mr. C. Tookey, late assayer to the Hong Kong Mint

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Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/1930
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection