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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 4:56 pm Hi, Could anyone help to identify this chinese cash coin? Report this Post to the Staff

ChrisHagen New Member Denmark 29 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 5:37 pm Qing Dynasty, Obv "Shun Zhi Tong Bao", Rev "Boo Chiowan", 1657-1661, Board of Revenue mint Can't tell if genuine - what is the size and weight? See a counterfeit specimen here. It looks like it was overstruck on something. There are faint characters visible on both sides which shouldn't be present, especially at the top and bottom of the reverse. See a genuine coin here which has the same faint characters telling of an overstrike. Could be a good indication that you have a genuine coin. Another genuine coin with overstrike evidence here, apparently rated as very common. Edited by ChrisHagen 11/05/2014 5:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 5:53 pm Thanks for the help! Weight and size - 4,10 gram and 28 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
ChrisHagen New Member Denmark 29 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 5:54 pm Weight and size are good - I'd say it's very probably genuine. The denomination is 1 Wen, by the way, and one catalog reference is DH#5.20. Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 6:17 pm Great. Thanks a lot! Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 11/05/2014 7:28 pm Quote: It looks like it was overstruck on something. There are faint characters visible on both sides which shouldn't be present, especially at the top and bottom of the reverse. The coin looks absolutely authentic to me. These coins were cast in moulds. Being "overstruck" and showing "faint characters" would only be possible on struck coins, not coins cast in moulds. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 11/06/2014 07:48 am Thanks for all your help! Report this Post to the Staff
ChrisHagen New Member Denmark 29 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 5:45 pm Yeah I definitely got my terminology mixed up there, of course they can't be overstruck when they were cast! What's the correct term to use for the ghost characters then? Am I just misinterpreting the casting flows / wear pattern and seeing things that aren't there? Report this Post to the Staff
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