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Question 1934 China Junk Dollar Authenticity

 
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 Posted 05/23/2023  5:10 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add cuongle to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I bought this coin from a dealer for 150$.
Some of my friends don't think this coin is genuine, and I don't have much experience in China coins.
Please help me out, is it a real one?

Thank you all very much!


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 Posted 05/23/2023  6:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
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 Posted 05/23/2023  6:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Slerk to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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I don't have much experience in China coins

This is probably the main reason why I don't even look at Chinese coins, there are a lot of fakes. You need to be a professional to buy raw coins.
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 Posted 05/23/2023  7:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If its authentic, $150 would be a good price.

Need weight to be 26.73 grams.
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 Posted 05/23/2023  9:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@cuo, first welcome to CCF. Second, please tell us if it is attracted to a magnet. If it isn't, then I recommend that you measure the specific gravity so that we can help you to determine if it is made from silver or not.
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 Posted 05/23/2023  10:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Numister to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
At a glance visually with the toning, it looks real to me. The reverse with the slight head strike showing is also a positive sign.
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 Posted 05/23/2023  10:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Albert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The photo might look like a poor quality genuine coin, but it also looks no different than a stack of fakes I have.
Having no helpful measures or meaningful test info, I'd doubt authenticity until proven otherwise.
A couple simple home tests could be done, unless the OP has no idea of what those are or has no means to do them.
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 Posted 06/08/2023  06:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gxseries to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What is the weight of the coin and can you post a photo of the edge?
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 Posted 07/10/2023  12:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CopperHunter to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The sad news is that these days Chinese coin market is filled with fakes. The picture below is a 1934 dollar graded by NGC I once owned. The other coin is a fake I found online. It is almost undetectable even by a professional grader.



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