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Norway
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Hey! So I´ve got this coin that I´d like to know if is fake or not.. I got it in an alley in China from a family who lived there, they were selling all kinds of weird antiques. I only bought this coin because of the looks of it, and I have no intention of selling it even if it´s worth a lot, I´d just like to know if i´ts real  I don´t have a weigh so I can´t weigh it, but it´s pretty heavy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
i am no expert , but you have a 99% chance it is fake. will wait for the experts to show up.
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
It's counterfeit. It has that cast grainy look to it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
34426 Posts |
@marihone, sorry but yes I agree that it is a fake also. Moreover, it is almost certainly not silver.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Singapore
631 Posts |
Don't buy anything thing from the streets in China, period.
My mom went to China for holiday and one of the peddlers spun a
tale about his tael - how the coins he was selling were passed down from his ancestors, my mom
knew I liked coins and bought it for me. When she gave it to me I could
tell it was a fake but didn't have the heart to tell her.
Edited by Numister
07/11/2017 11:18 pm
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New Member
 Norway
6 Posts |
^^ thats unfortunate! :( luckily I got mine for only 5 dollars and I still love it as a souvernir
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Valued Member
Ireland
82 Posts |
I see a few coins on ebay similar to this advertised as 'reproduction' but like this look very authentic, I nearly bought one before rereading the description. |
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Hong Kong
1270 Posts |
@Marihone, can you tell the weight of this coin? If the weight is not correct, no chance of it to be real.
The denticles of the reverse side is not great and the letters on the dragon side are too good to be real.
So I vote the coin is fake.
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United States
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A petty correction here and no real value added to the topic but the dragon IS the reverse side and "only 5 dollars" is still 5 times too much.
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