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bsteve74 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 12:29 am Okay here are the pics. I found this on and a few others I will be posting as well on a friend's estate sale listing. His family is having an auction. His grandfather traveled in western China and Tibet. Let me know what you think? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 12:57 am Fakes of this coin outnumber the genuine examples by about 50 to 1. Some fakes are much better than others, but without a picture of a genuine example with with you can compare your suspect fake, determining authenticity for good fakes is a lot harder. Poor fakes usually do not need photographic comparison. Usual tests: magnetic or not weight diameter thickness XRF testing clarity of detail Destructive chemical analysis A good thing for fakes, but not good for genuine auto dollars. Not so silly as it first seems. The British Museum has done this sort of thing with genuine Roman gold coins, albeit the group that they tested were all very worn. Report this Post to the Staff
bsteve74 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 04:41 am That area between the inner ring and outer denticles directly below the car is fishy to me as well as the coloration and the fact that I am pretty sure another coin listed from the same estate auction is counterfeit....sigh Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 06:02 am @bsteve74, this prior CCF thread may be of some help in comparing this piece to a real auto dollar. You should be able to notice several discrepancies in the details: http://goccf.com/t/274663 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
bsteve74 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 06:17 am Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 08:58 am The car featured on the 1929 Chinese Auto Dollar is a "1926 Chrysler 3 window sedan". Google Images in the "quotes" italics for a good idea of what the actual car was supposed to look like. Report this Post to the Staff
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