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 Posted 08/23/2013  1:44 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add MoneyBags22 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi, I have no idea about these. After some searching online I think they may be Chinese charms. They are about 38mm in diameter. Any help would be great.

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 Posted 08/23/2013  11:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yep, it's not a coin, but a coin-like "fantasy dollar". Such pieces are made in China, with various themes - the 12 Qing Dynasty emperors is a popular one. Your coin, I believe, is part of a series depicting figures from Chinese mythology, the "Eight Immortals".

This old thread has another Eight Immortals coin, though with a slightly different design.
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 Posted 08/24/2013  12:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add manymore to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Your coin, I believe, is part of a series depicting figures from Chinese mythology, the "Eight Immortals".


These "coins" are actually part of a series known as the "Eighteen Arhats".

The first "coin" is the "Meditating Luohan (Arhat)".

The second "coin" is the "Raised Bowl Luohan (Arhat)".

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Thanks for all the help Sap and Gary. It's great to finally know what they are.
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