Chemical Composition of a Series of Siamese Bullet Coins: A Search for Contemporary Counterfeits

A Review of Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) as an Analytical Tool in Numismatic Studies

“…Small bullet coins, presumed to be Siamese, were analyzed by Garshott et al 75 for the determination of Cu, Zn, Sn, Pb, Fe, Ni, Co, As, Sb, Bi, Au, Pt, Pd, and Ag. Later, the compositions of the coins were compared to a single Siamese bullet coin that is known to be authentic.…”