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Pillar of the Community
Austria
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A scarce and beautiful coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
709 Posts |
Lovely. I aspire to one of those one day....
In the meantime, I have an object which claims to be an 1866 Hong Kong dollar on the reverse, but the obverse has Edward VII !!? It only cost me £5 and I wanted it just for laughs.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The chopmark is a shame otherwise the coin is in outstanding condition. It's rather scarce and it's a coin that I have been hunting for a while without breaking the bank.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
731 Posts |
Thanks for all your comments and opinions. I don't see these offered any more.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
When I worked at ebay we used to seen imitations of the Hong Kong dollar on a routine basis. The most common numismatic forgeries were 1867 but 1866 and 1868 are known to have been made as a Class 3 forgeries as well. Contemporary counterfeit varieties are actually quite collectible and tend to sell very well. Initially I was concerned because of the dead look that the coin has. It may simply be harshly cleaned but it made me look further. Krause indicates there were about 2,000,000 copies of the coin issued during the 3 years of production. They are of about equal rarity so the mintage means that 20 die pairs are possible. I suspect that these coins were hubbed since the mint was established by England and they exported hubbing machinery. A hubbed coin should have no serious differences in design. I found one possible area of concern - the tip of the ribbon. It appears not to be there - not worn off - not lapped off - just missing.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Swamperbob, I checked tha area with a 10X glass and it appears the ribbon end is there, however very faint. There is also a wear spot in that area. I tried to get a good scan of the area, but but to no avail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
As long as it is there there is no problem.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
731 Posts |
Thanks again Bob. Have you checked out my BOE 1804 Dollar on the British site?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
No but I will check shortly. I have loved those since I bought my first example in 1970 for $20. It was a genuine example. I bought my first counterfeit a few years later.
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New Member
United Kingdom
2 Posts |
Hi all, I recently acquired a Hong Kong 1866 Dollar not sure whether it is counterfeit. It is made of silver, but I have my doubts. Can anyone assist? Many thanks
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New Member
Malaysia
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New Member
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Very nice. I just watched one sell on ebay for over £400. I would never spend that much on ebay unless I knew the seller was a genuine source. Which was the case when I bought my Gold Coast 1 Ackey. I need one of these though. Maybe at the next auction ;) |
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New Member
Malaysia
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Thank you for the comment, Mark!
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Pillar of the Community
Hong Kong
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Very nice to me. Genuine piece!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
I do have some reservations regarding this coin for two reasons.
First is that the die face seems to be too small - which often happens when a die is made by casting an image from a genuine coin. If you compare the margins at the top and bottom of the obverse die to the same area on the genuine coin it appears larger. That combines with the odd looking collar seam at the top to make me suspicious of a forgery.
Second the fine detail of the Queen's crown compared to the hairline detail which is missing also makes me wonder about an image transfer process.
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