Maybe A Counterfeit/Fake K'ang-Hsi?

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statmatics New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 12/28/2011 10:16 am All I've got is a picture, Krause (1600 to date), and very limited knowledge of cast bronze cash coins. The characters appear ill-formed and this leads me to believe it is a fake. Krause shows some valuable ones with no pictures (KM348.4, etc.) but I can't figure out this coin. The super-wide rims appear suspect as well. Any help would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

coinsnpaper Valued Member Canada 480 Posts	Posted 01/03/2012 05:53 am This is, I believe, a fake Kang Hsi 60th birthday commemorative Charm. The bottom character on the obverse was used with that writing style for that one year only. The reverse is the "Under Heaven Great Peace" legend which was used for first year commemoratives/charms. My concerns are the writing of the bottom character- it is not square and strong, but rather angled in on itself, which would not be appropriate on a charm for such an auspicious occasion, and the surface texture, both behind the characters, and the large rim surfaces, which are appropriate for this issue. It looks like a replica, rather than an original to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 01/03/2012 07:28 am Agreed. The shape of the "xi" character (bottom obverse) is that used on the famous "Lohan cash", made for the emperor's 6th birthday. Great superstition arose in subsequent years as to the auspiciousness of these coins, and many Kang Xi "lucky charms" feature it. The reverse legend, "tian xia tai ping", was commonly used on later "palace coins", special large coin-like charms given out by the emperor on Chinese New Year. As far as I can tell, Kang Xi palace coins either do not exist or are extremely scarce. Here is a similar charm on xeno.ru. 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
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Maybe A Fake K'ang-Hsi?