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China 1914 Fatman Dollar- Genuine?

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China-1914-Fatman-Dollar--Genuine? China-1914-Fatman-Dollar--Genuine?


This is a lot I recently won from my local shop's bid board. Weight is 26.5g, non-magnetic, and passes the tissue test so it seems to be genuine from a strictly empirical standpoint. However, I have never examined one in-hand and I am only familiar enough with the coin to know that counterfeits abound so what say you
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It looks good to me- weight is accurate, and I don't see signs of cast counterfeits that I might normally see on the usual copies. It has a fair amount of wear, and more than usual damage to the fields, but does not match either modern copies of older ones that I am familiar with.
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Biokemist, maybe this article would help. Written by Ken Potter
http://numismaster.com/ta/numis/Art...ticleId=7067
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I would suggest that the coins in the article are cast counterfeits- the rim details are poorer, and there is some evidence of the flaws from casting. Also, nickel was not a common metal to be using for coinage, even in the 1930's. Copper-nickel was used for coins, but lead/tin/zinc were the preferred metal for counterfeits for circulation, with a wash of silver on the surface, as they were much easier to use- low melting point, soft to strike. These look like much more modern issues, and nickel is common in the counterfeits that have been made since c.1990.
Of course, I would like to examine the coins personally, but going by the pictures, this is the best I can say.
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