Chinese Coin - Probably Counterfeit

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a guy New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 1:58 pm I have a Chinese coin - 29th YEAR OF HU POO, and my guess is that it's counterfeit, but I need confirmation from the internet. Here are the pics: Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 2:30 pm Weight? Size? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
a guy New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 3:19 pm Weight is 32.3 grams, diameter is 44.90 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5732 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 4:41 pm I'm leaning 99% fake. The first picture inscription on top reads Tung San Sheng, bottom reads one Tael. Weight should be 35.5 gram if real. Edited by macmercury 11/10/2024 4:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32941 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 4:50 pm Is a magnet attracted to it? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 5:44 pm tissue test? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 6:01 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
a guy New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 6:02 pm Magnet is not attracted to it, and can't be sure about tissue test. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32941 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 7:40 pm Ok good to know. Thx for being so responsive with your answers. Assuming you don't have easy access to XRF, I recommend doing a specific gravity test. It is a little bit of a thrash but will let us know the rough alloy. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5732 Posts	Posted 11/10/2024 10:42 pm Did a little more research, Tung San Sheng is a Manchurian Province, that is completely missing. I'm sure this is fake. Report this Post to the Staff
a guy New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/11/2024 08:07 am Did ping test, and seemed like silver. Still think this is fake though. Report this Post to the Staff
a guy New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/11/2024 08:55 am Looked online, and now I'm 100% sure it's fake. the Chinese characters on the top of the reverse don't match with the real one, plus there's weird characters in the middle of the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 162274 Posts	Posted 11/11/2024 10:05 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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