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Markowski New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/07/2012 5:12 pm Hi guys, I was wondering you knew anything about these coins ,and if they are counterfeit. Thanks :) here is a link to the pictures ( the pictures look darker and less silvery than they really are) http://udel.edu/~mm/coins/ Report this Post to the Staff

elfof4sky Valued Member United States 64 Posts	Posted 04/07/2012 7:02 pm Yeah, I think they are real fake. I've seen these sold in buckets that you can reach in and sort through in Chinatowns across the world. So being Chinese are as real as they get. Not real valuable. But then again, I'm no expert. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/07/2012 8:33 pm The link doesn't seem right. If you bought them cheap and are magnetic, guaranteed to be 100% counterfeit. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Markowski New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/07/2012 8:34 pm What do you mean "the link doesn't seem right"? Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 12:32 am The link wasn't working earlier. If they are magnetic, they are counterfeit. The first three are definitely counterfeit as well as Fookien coin. Other two seems odd as well so I would say they are not genuine as well. Where did you get the coins if you don't mind me asking? The 3.6 mace coins are rather expensive in decent conditon. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Markowski New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 10:25 am Well I got the coins in King of Prussia mall, at the home town china shop, but the woman said she found the coins awhile ago and she didn't know much about them....I also don't understand if the coins are magnetic they are fake because lots of canadian, british, and some chinese coins are magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 11:23 am These coins are worth keeping and are an education if you did not pay much over melt value for them, because they would make a good reference for counterfeit coins. I keep all fakes that I can, and will buy fakes as fakes if the price is low enough. When you see enough of these after close examination of your own fake collection, you know how to identify them. Experience is essential, and you need the fakes for study. A collection of fakes is essential if you wish to spend significant money on authentic ancient coins. Every professional coin dealer worth his salt should have a decent reference collection of fakes. That helps his reputation for the sale of genuine coins. Edited by sel_69l 04/08/2012 11:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
Markowski New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 12:42 pm Thanks for the great advice guys. I looked over the first pictures I posted, and I noticed that the lighting was very bad so here are some more pictures of the six coins. http://www.flickr.com/photos/600120...29404150902/ Click on the pictures to make them bigger Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 8:49 pm The coins are supposed to be struck in silver, not magnetic alloy. If the coins are struck in magnetic alloy, it's either struck in steel or 100% nickel, which is clearly not what was used back then. The Yunnan coin might look ok but I still need more information. If magnetic, clearly not genuine. For examples of genuine coins, please feel free to check the coins in my collection. Here are some examples: Genuine: Fake: My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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