Please Can Help To Identify A Chinese Silver Coin

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rosso_rubino Valued Member Italy 244 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 1:16 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Hello, I have this silver coin from China, probably a recoined for tourist, since I got it from street market in Yunnan, anywise I'ld like to identify it, but I was not able using my catalogues on paper and online, here below coin details: weight: 36.28 g. large: 45 mm. thick: 2.5 mm. and in attach the pictures Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 5:46 pm All of the coins for sale in the street markets in China are fakes. This one is a replica of a "fantasy pattern" 1 tael from the 1920s; here's a genuine example being auctioned later this month with a $4000 estimate: https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...163b09a382df Compare the fine details on the original, specifically the fine hairs on the mane and tail of the dragons; these details are missing on yours. 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
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 5:48 pm @ross, I agree that it looks like it was made for tourists. Can you please confirm if a magnet is attracted to it? Thx. "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
rosso_rubino Valued Member Italy 244 Posts	Posted 04/08/2026 03:22 am Hi, thanks for your support, anywise the coin doesn't have magnetic attraction, as said I beleive is a tourist copy, but it seems a real silver Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 04/08/2026 5:09 pm Quote: seems a real silver I would caution you that while being non-magnetic means it isn't the cheapest of fakes, in my experience that doesn't mean that it is silver. You could perform a nondestructive test such as measuring the specific gravity. If you do perform such a test, please post your results here as it is always good to have that feedback. Thx. "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
rosso_rubino Valued Member Italy 244 Posts	Posted 04/19/2026 05:13 am It would be interesting to know the weight, large and thick of the original coin, just to know if it is silver or not, unfortunatly I'm not able to find this coin in a catalog to have these data. Report this Post to the Staff
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