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Help To ID This Cash Coin | Dragon & Phoenix Charm

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Can someone help me to ID this cash coin?

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 Posted 12/16/2011  07:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello and welcome.

It's a modern machine-made "good luck charm", not a genuine cash coin. The bubbly dimples all over the background surfaces on both sides is an attempt to re-create the porous cast surface of a genuine cash coin.
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 Posted 12/16/2011  11:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add satxwd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry but it sure looks like a reproduction to me. The condition is just to good to be true.
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It's a modern machine-made "good luck charm", not a genuine cash coin.


Yes, it is a modern Chinese charm with the inscription zhao cai jin bao which translates as "attracts wealth and treasure" and means money and treasures will be plentiful.

The reverse side has a dragon on the left and a phoenix on the right.

There also exists old Chinese charms displaying the same four Chinese characters cleverly combined into one character.

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thank you friends
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Welcome to CCF, Featbeast! If you are interested, more information on Chinese Coins and Charms can be found on this website:
http://primaltrek.com/
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