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 Posted 01/28/2023  1:53 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SdKfz to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I'm not sure of whether this coin is real or not. Please help, thanks!


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 Posted 01/28/2023  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Albert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Many Chinese cash coins are 24mm.
Copies are usually smaller & thinner so they end up lighter.
If you post the diameter, thickness and weight, there are members here that can compare your info to the catalogs.
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 Posted 01/29/2023  12:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ttkoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think the size and mass are on the 2x2 already shown, 22.9mm and 0.7 grams.

The coin shown is representing as being from Emperor SHIH TSUNG
AD 1723-1735 reign title: YUNG-CHENG, AD 1723-1735
Examples I have found are around the 4.0 gram mark and sized from 25 to 28mm diameter. So this one looks light on in both indicators. It should also be brass IMO.

The reverse is S-1453, "BOO CIOWAN" (Board of Revenue mint).

On the obverse, the period title is made up of the top and bottom characters. The bottom character seems a bit odd.
I'm far from knowledgeable in this field, but it seems suspect to me.
It should look like this.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3588.html

Someone else will know for sure.
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 Posted 01/29/2023  05:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm pretty sure this one's a replica.
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