Chinese Kirin Province 'Flower Pot' Silver Coin..... 1898? - Page 2

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gunstar New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 2:45 pm @Albert, I'll keep you posted on what I find out about the authenticity of this coin. Thanks again. Kelvin Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 4:55 pm If I remember, I think your Chinese character for KIRIN, 9 spine tail, and rosettes point towards one of the 1898 coins. Of course also the absence of some other devices that are only found on different years. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/12/2017 1:27 pm No doubt about it: it is a Chinese replica. All "rare" and "valuable" coins are forged and can be found very easy. I have dozens of them.... https://www.thespruce.com/chinese-c...ring-4071202 http://testyourgold.com/why-bullion...-than-coins/ Edited by Petrus 06/12/2017 1:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 06/12/2017 2:07 pm I'm leaning towards genuine unless better pictures or owner replies reveal something else. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/16/2017 10:48 pm There are many varieties known for this. Kirin cons are known to be severely underweight due to rampant fraud and thus was shunned by the merchants in that era. This also meant that they were much scarcer due to their poor acceptance. It's hard to say whether it's genuine or fake. Would definitely like another photo of the edge. I understand it's difficult but I suggest sandwiching it between two books and retake the photo with micro zoom. Using the timer function would help as well if you have shaky hands. This could be easily a few hundred up to a thousand dollar coin if proven to be genuine. 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
gunstar New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 10/01/2017 4:23 pm Hello Albert, as promised your efforts to identify my Kirin Province coin is reconciled with a result. I have put it to the PMV and it tested about 83% silver. Which is about right for that period. I promised you results and here it is! Again, Thanks for taking the time to evaluate my pics! Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 10/01/2017 6:12 pm Certainly am very glad you had such a test result. It's hard to judge some of these coins by images. The legit can be so similar to the fakes. I have no doubt an actual fake can look like your coin, but I seriously doubt that it would test as 80% silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 10/03/2017 05:03 am These kind of coins are allways fakes/forgeries. The replica's are even made in silver. Specially if the real coin is valuable: https://www.thespruce.com/chinese-c...ring-4071202 There are several simple methods to check for silver: magnet test ping test ice test neodymium test .... Edited by Petrus 10/03/2017 05:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
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