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Kiautschou 10 Cents 1909 - Original?

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 Posted 03/27/2012  2:48 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add DagonX to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi & hello!

What do you think about this coin? Original or just a very good forgery?

Kiautschou-10-Cents-1909---Original?

Kiautschou-10-Cents-1909---Original?

Weight: 3.91 g
Diameter: 21,49 mm
Edge: plain

Thanks for help!
DagonX
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 Posted 03/27/2012  5:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coinsnpaper to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Kiau Chau-German held territory in China 1897-1914. The coin appears good- the metal is copper-nickel,so the greenish copper spots could appear. I am not familiar with the purple or white colouring on copper-nickel (more usually on zinc or on tin) but it certainly is possible. I don't see anything that would make it a forgery.
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I'd say it's genuine too. Probably spent quite a while in the dirt.
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Very nice. I love colonial coins.
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In my opinion it's the genuine coin. But there is always some doubts. Especially when you bought a rare coin for only 30$...

Anyway, thanks for your opinions!

DagonX
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