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cpfull Pillar of the Community United States 603 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 07:52 am I got these in a mixed lot with some US coins I wanted. Can anyone tell me what I have? I do not think they are fake as most seem to be from e-bay, #1 because the seller did not claim to "not know if they are real or not", a phrase that sends me running. and #2 because I have seen a few similar coins (non-silver) in some members links and the weights are virtually the same. Sorry for the scan quality.(as I am virtually always) Thanks for any help. #1 #2 #3 Report this Post to the Staff

Scottishmoney Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 08:16 am Cast "coins" made in the Guangdong province ca. 2005. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 08:24 am I agree all cast copies. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 08:29 am G'day, they're really good pics. As I was scrolling down, I noticed that the fields of the "coins" were grainy. I strongly suspect that Scottishmoney is correct: these are cast copies. The Kirin "coin", in particular, is a poor copy. The others are better, but still, I fear, copies. Unlike Scottishmoney, I won't pin myself down to a province or date. Since Jiang Zemin's era, China has experienced negative inflation, and rapidly growing incomes. Consumer goods of all types have a ready market. When I was there last year, hawkers came out every evening, with items like these. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Scottishmoney Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 10:18 am Most of the manufacturing for these fakes, even of modern circulating Chinese coinage reportedly is around the Guangdong province, just north of Hong Kong. There are like 95 fakes for every authentic coin from before the Communist era being sold now. I found a couple of early Ming dynasty coins, but most everything especially 19th century stuff which is really popular now is fake. Report this Post to the Staff
cpfull Pillar of the Community United States 603 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 10:27 am Oh well, I at least now have reproductions of some Chinese coins. What era's are they suppossed to be from? Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/16/2007 6:02 pm They are all fakes. The originals would have been circulated in the early 1900s. And originals would cost a significant amount thanks to the mad flooding of counterfeits. 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
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