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Unknown Old Asian Coins At Thrift Store

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I spotted these at a thrift store today. The lady said they came from an estate that was donated to the organization. The tag says " vintage coins from 1800's"

On the top right coin of the first image you can see that the edge is almost folded over which I thought was kind of strange. Also the square holes are not punched out completely.
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Wow, that's hilarious. They were being sold at the thrift store for $60.00 for all 5. Thanks for sharing that.
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 Posted 06/07/2018  12:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Numister to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Probably they were unsure as well, throwing a price out there and see what sticks.
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It is kind of cool how primitive looking the coins are though.
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I believe these are replicas, not genuine cash coins from the 1600s-1800s. The style of writing - especially on the Manchu side - is not correct, there's that odd edge you've already noticed, and it would be strange indeed to have five coins from a 200 year-long time period and several different provinces to all be exactly the same size and have exactly the same wear and patina.
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