Posted 06/11/2013 9:10 pm
Not all the "Chinese fakes" stick to a magnet; only the ones made of steel. Brass ones will not stick to a magnet, and the Chinese fakers are pretty good at making brass look non-yellowish. Your coin is not genuine, and not silver; whatever that black stuff is, it's not tarnish.
It's best not to call these fake coins "restrikes" as actual restrikes of these exact same Chinese dollars exist; they were struck at government mints in America (using good silver) in the period after WWII to help finance Nationalist China in their civil war against the Communists.
It's best not to call these fake coins "restrikes" as actual restrikes of these exact same Chinese dollars exist; they were struck at government mints in America (using good silver) in the period after WWII to help finance Nationalist China in their civil war against the Communists.
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
