Hello Everyone! I Have Some Kind Of Asian Coin.

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mestanmi New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 7:45 pm My father gave this coin to me from a friend of his a long time ago. I'm just wondering if it's a fantasy coin or if its real? Report this Post to the Staff

mestanmi New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 7:47 pm I forgot to mention that I'm pretty sure it is pure silver based on the sound test and the fact that it is not magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 10:25 pm Some info here: http://www.kenelks.co.uk/chinese/chinesedragon.htm life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
NPCoin Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 10/20/2012 02:17 am That was a nice link, nancyc. Chinese coins can be tricky even for the experts. There are also a plethora of counterfeits out there. It's late and bed time, so I'll just say that I have quite a few problems with this coin. A few issues that jump out immediately are: * Hu-nan did not produce any dragon tael coins (as referred in nancyc's link) for Kuang-hsu. * The photo appears to be a cast coin (as far as I recall, the taels of the Kuang-hsu era were all milled) * The left-right Manchu words in the middle identify the Hu-nan mint, but that mint did not use top bottom Manchu identifiers (they are unknown to myself). If anything, the coin resembles the Hu-peh silver dollar than anything. Report this Post to the Staff
mestanmi New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 10/20/2012 12:02 pm Thanks for the info! I wasn't expecting much from it but I like the look of it so I guess ill just keep it as a conversation piece lol. Report this Post to the Staff
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