What Do You Think Of This Lot Of Chinese Coins?

This guy has no idea what he is selling, which means he has no idea what he bought.

If these coins are genuine, most are worth $50-250, each. They also happen to be the most counterfeited coins in the world.

I can tell that at least a few of the "fat man" dollars are fake, as well as some of the Japanese coins. The Hong Kong coins *might* be genuine, but guilt by association and all.

If not for the reserve, I would say go for it. There's no harm in spending a little money on fake coins. This seller probably wants $2000+. The fakes are worth a dollar or two each to a collector of fakes.

I would steer clear of this lot. Too much risk and 12 photos is not enough for 474 coins.

This basically.

I won't be surprised if a few of the later coins are geniune (Taiwan in particular), but most likely all are fake.
It also appears that they're mostly all the same size, which just makes them all fake by definition (because dollars and 20 cent pieces aren't going to be the same size, and this lot seems to feature many of either type).

IIRC, by Chinese law, it's 1) illegal to sell real antiquities to tourists, and 2) completely legal to make counterfeits of anything other than circulating Chinese money. This means that about the only chance that coins sold at markets could be real is if the market seller didn't know what he's selling either.

TL/DR: Chinese coins are good investment if you can prove they're real, but this lot seems to mainly consist of fakes.

I looked at them.
Then an hour later I was hungry for another look ;-)

Too bad everyone of these are fake.

Best word of advice - if you are interested in buying Chinese coins and do not have much knowledge about them, you are much better off playing the lottery and win something instead of buying some scrap metal at silly prices and lose out.

and they typically know they are not.

Sorry posted before I was finished

I have a reasonably large collection of Chinese coins, almost all are cash coins and bronze coins, with only about 20 silver coins.

I will not bid on this lot despite the fact that I am interested. The size of the lot makes taking the risk to a higher level than I am prepared to go. That, plus the fact that I would assume that they are all fake. Bid on the assumption that they are all fake. The video detail is just way too poor for me to make any other assumption.

However you never know, there is the chance that most of them could be genuine, but my inclination is not in that direction.

In this case it is bit like buying a lottery ticket. It's just that the price of the ticket is way too high for me, due to the size of the lot.

The thought has crossed my mind that they could be stolen; I also have vibes that the seller has no idea what he is selling.

My normal way of buying higher valued numismatic items or lots is to examine the lot closely before deciding to buy; in this case, the ebay process prevents this for me.


Bruce: I would advise for you to not bid on this lot with your admitted lack of experience in this area. The risk is just too great.

Why is everyone giving these coins a possibility of being genuine? ABSOLUTELY NONE of them are genuine. Don't waste your time or money. I'd be VERY surprised if ANY if these are genuine.