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Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/27/2008 11:02 pm China maybe? There are two different obverses -- the reverse is the same on both. Obv 1 Obv2 Rev 1&2 Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

hc8604 Valued Member United States 303 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 12:13 am Fantasy pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 12:30 am What does that mean? Modern fakes? At least I didn't pay much for them Edited by Sir Ferrari 07/28/2008 12:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2922 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 01:33 am Yes - modern fakes I'm afraid. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16947 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 06:57 am "Fake" would really only be the appropriate word if there were genuine coins that looked anything like this. There aren't any, hence hc's use of the word "fantasy". It was concocted, not copied from a real coin. Fake and fantasy coins have been pouring out of China for several decades now, though the rise of ebay has made selling them to a worldwide audience much easier. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 08:49 am Doesn't look at all like a regular coin, but interesting nonetheless.. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 09:29 am Sure doesn't look real. Haven't seen these particular ones earlier, but I agree that they must be fantasy pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 10:12 am They do appear to be fantasy pieces. The writing is of the very old style - probably Ming or Tung Dynasty. The figures on obverse are from that period. The reverse does not make sense: Reading top to bottom: 5 picture empire/king Reading Left to Right: 3 picture empire/king I think most if not all coins from that period were copper. S Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 10:18 am Some of the old Chinese coins were also made from iron and lead, but yes, the point is, such coins probably did not exist then. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 1:22 pm Thanks for all the information! Report this Post to the Staff
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