x4740N@lemm.ee to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoWhat where historical ways of preventing forgery?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up118
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minus-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoAlchemy was often a capital offense. The alchemists couldn’t actually turn lead into gold, but they could make coins of other metals look like gold.
Alchemy was often a capital offense. The alchemists couldn’t actually turn lead into gold, but they could make coins of other metals look like gold.