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Posted 02/26/2008 7:12 pm
I assume it's dollar-sized. It's listed in the 1800's Krause catalogue under Chihli Province, KM/Y# 65.2 - a genuine one would be worth $100 or more, but I don't think yours is genuine - it looks too crudely made to me.
For starters, it doesn't say "twenty forth", it says "twenty Eorth" - a typo, unlikely to be made in the mint. The artwork is generally cruder than the pic in Krause - the ball coming out of the dragon's mouth is supposed to be round.
A weight will confirm it. These coins should weigh 26.7 grams - and in the 1960's, practically nobody was making fakes of these to the correct weight.
A fake is only worth a dollar or two - that's what they sell for on the streets today.
For starters, it doesn't say "twenty forth", it says "twenty Eorth" - a typo, unlikely to be made in the mint. The artwork is generally cruder than the pic in Krause - the ball coming out of the dragon's mouth is supposed to be round.
A weight will confirm it. These coins should weigh 26.7 grams - and in the 1960's, practically nobody was making fakes of these to the correct weight.
A fake is only worth a dollar or two - that's what they sell for on the streets today.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
