Coins with Antimony

Vintage faux-antique coin from Greece: 542,300 ppm Lead [54%] + 2,144 Cadmium + 2,705 Antimony. Bad news all around.

Vintage faux-antique coin from Greece: 542,300 ppm Lead [54%] + 2,144 Cadmium + 2,705 Antimony. Bad news all around.

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Faux-Antique Greek Coin The owner of this coin told me she got it at a shop in Greece. She said there was a bowl of them at the shop and the owner of the shop was giving them away to patrons of his shop as a souvenir. Souvenirs like this are especially concerning as the…

Replica “piece of eight” bought at 2019 Oregon Renaissance Faire: 1,497 ppm Antimony-a known carcinogen. NOT A TOY!

Replica “piece of eight” bought at 2019 Oregon Renaissance Faire: 1,497 ppm Antimony-a known carcinogen. NOT A TOY!

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When tested with an XRF instrument the copy / replica / “toy” “Pieces of Eight” coin pictured here (an item which was purchased at the Oregon Renaissance Festival / Faire in the summer of 2019) had the following readings: Chromium (Cr): 204 +/- 127 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,497 +/- 213 ppm Zinc (Zn): 985,300 +/-…