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Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 11:47 am This coin is 43mm and 31.5g. Can anyone ID, or at least narrow it down? * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34448 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 12:47 pm @jay, this looks more like a charm than a coin to me. Have you looked on primal trek? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 1:59 pm @Spence: Now that you mention it that makes a lot more sense...I'll have to do some more googling. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34448 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 2:12 pm You will need to be a little cautious with your key words, but this looks like a marriage charm or "Spring money". "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 2:19 pm Noted! Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 3:25 pm Similar. https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=193459 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 4:42 pm Interesting piece, not one I've encountered before. So this is from the Ming Dynasty? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 6:06 pm I suspect the actual date is quite recent, probably 20th century (though I don't really know). The "Ming" in the legend apparently refers to a concubine of one of the Ming emperors, remembered by the Chinese as a woman of great beauty, like Helen of Troy in Western culture. Edited by Kushanshah 03/07/2020 6:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 11:27 pm The more I find about out about this and similar pieces makes me fairly confident this is a modern reproduction. Still an interesting piece for the history it represents... Report this Post to the Staff
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