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Vietnamese Coins, How Do I Authenticate These?

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I tell the story of why I bought the coins in the video, as well as give a shoutout to CCF :)
Ngyuen dynasty, from what the label says... Anyone have any info on these? Are they real? Thanks!


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No info, but nice video!
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Thanks! :)
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You could start at this link to make a comparison of the design, material and weight of your coins with those described.

http://art-hanoi.com/collection/annam/
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The one you can't read the nametag for - the one on the left - is Minh Mang (1820-1841).

I was trying to get some sense of scale of these pieces - next time, please consider placing a ruler down next to your unidentified coins while you're talking. The large silvery things above them are Ike dollars, right? That would make these things much bigger than Ikes. Vietnamese cash coins are typically the same size or smaller than Chinese and Japanese cash. Some larger multiple-cash coins were made for some rulers, but genuine ones are typically very scarce. Very few coins of any kind were made for emperor Ham Nghi (palace records show only 24,000 small cash were made, during his brief escape from French custody).

Your coins are, sadly, all replicas. Large coin-like replicas such as these are typically made for attaching to houses for good luck.
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Yes those are Ike dollars. Thanks for the info! I didn't have high hopes for authenticity. Like I said in the video, I fe;t like I should buy them even not knowing, since I broke something.
For $10 they are kinda cool
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