China Kweichow Province Auto Dollar 1928

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dmetz New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 11:52 am This coin has an interesting story. Does anyone have a view as to the grade and/or value? I am posting this for my son who was given it. I think the NSA could probably get a record of his finger prints off the last image. http://www.pcgs.com/News/warlord-pr...-auto-dollar Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2891 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 12:08 pm I'm afraid the value is minimal because ---- you guessed it -- it's a fake. One of the most heavily faked "crown" sized Chinese coins from this era. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
dmetz New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 6:14 pm How do you know it is a fake? Is it faked for coin collecting purposes or was it counterfeited back in the day for spending purposes? If it was real in this not very good condition would it be worth much in any case? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 7:45 pm No, it is counterfeit. Details are just too crude and is consistent with cast copies. What is the weight of it? Is it magnetic? 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
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2891 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 12:31 am The counterfeits are aimed at the collectors market. There was a very small mintage so while they did circulate they would not have been commonly encountered. A real one in fine condition would be in the low $'000's. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 05:25 am The details of this piece are way too blurred, and this suggests a 2nd or third generation copy off the original. The surface texture suggests that it was cast, not struck. It appears that it was artificially patinated to look old, and to hide some of the blurred detail. These pieces are generally faked to fool novice collectors, at least your anonymous friends here in the CCF, who have nothing to gain or loose, can say it like it is. This one could have been made as much as 40 years ago, but could have been more recent. I have seen a couple of genuine examples up for auction over the years. Report this Post to the Staff
dmetz New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 4:07 pm Thank you all for the help. david Report this Post to the Staff
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