Help Identify Coin | Chinese "fantasy Dollar"

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junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 08/29/2008 11:29 pm I got this in one of my trips to the provinces. I don't know if it is a genuine coin, a token, or medal. It weighs 26.7gms, 38ml in diameter and reeded. There is no mint mark but must be an American because of the Liberty, eagle and American flag. Can anybody please identify this. Thanks junjie Edited by Sap 08/31/2008 01:26 am Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 08/29/2008 11:34 pm It looks like a very crude fake of a Morgan silver dollar. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 12:44 am Crude but somehow fascinating. I'll guess it was an early Chinese knockoff. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 12:48 am Quote: Crude but somehow fascinating. I have often contemplated starting a collection of fakes, if anything for the conversation it could generate! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Edited by jbuck 08/30/2008 12:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 01:26 am Wags posted about one of these, in this recent thread. 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
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 03:42 am Hello Sap. Now what do we have here? DL20k from Poland, Wags in China, and me in the Philippines with a coin like this. Why it is coming out in different parts of the globe? I bought the coin for P100.00 or roughly around $2.25. Yes jbuck this will go to my "Fools Coin" collection. junjie Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 04:35 am Since the obverse is copied from the Morgan dollars, I wonder where the reverse is taken from. A medal? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 11:23 am Quote: Yes jbuck this will go to my "Fools Coin" collection. Good choice! I wonder if some day these classic fakes will appreciate in value on their own? If anything, the story behind it might give you some sentimental value down the road. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 08/30/2008 11:54 am Myself, neat or not, interesting or not, I don't want to "support the counterfeit industry" game......If nobody buys them.......they may disappear or be greatly reduced......if they're a "hot commodity" then it will grow and grow and grow and grow !..... So, I don't want to "willingly" purchase this stuff !...... Report this Post to the Staff
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