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 Posted 02/04/2018  12:59 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add D-Train to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi guys,
I bought 4 coins on ebay that were supposedly from China-Tibet, but after looking through my 2016 Krauss Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000, I looked at the coins from China (Peoples Republic), China (Republic), China (Empire), Japan, Tibet, etc. and can not find 3 of these coins. Here are some photos. Any help identifying these coins would be appreciated. All are ~45mm in diameter.

Coin 1 obverse?
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Coin 1 reverse?
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Coin 2 obverse?
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Coin 2 reverse?
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Coin 3 obverse?
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Coin 3 reverse?
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As you can see, none of the coins have any recognizable characters unless you speak Chinese or Japanese? Whatever they are, even if they prove to be worthless, I think they are all pretty cool!
Thanks guys!
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 Posted 02/04/2018  01:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Crazyb0 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Tourist crap trinkets, probably a good luck type token. But as you saw no dates or really anything recognizable. Could even be a Buddhist temple token.
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 Posted 02/04/2018  07:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@D-train, I agree with @crazyb0 that all are modern tourist fakes. We see these sorts of pieces pretty often here on CCF.

Have you applied a magnet to these pieces? Often times, they are plated steel, but others are non-magnetic. If you can, you could try to get your money back.
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 Posted 02/04/2018  08:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BigSilver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Did the listing by any chance state Tibet Silver?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_silver
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 Posted 02/04/2018  2:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add D-Train to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi guys, thanks for the responses. No, no mention of the word "silver" in the listings. Here is the title for coin #1:

China Coin Dollar - Ancient Coin - Diameter: 45mm - World Coin (#26-B) Tibet

The other coins had the same title, other than what's in between the ( )

As far as getting my money back goes, I only paid $7.50 each with free shipping and they are worth that to me, even as novelty coins.

I appreciate knowing what I bought though. Thanks again!
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