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Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/27/2008 11:49 pm Any info on this coin would be appreciated. Obv. Hu Peh Province, 7 mace and 2 Candareens (rest is in Chinese) with large dragon Rev. Many Chinese characters Ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

hc8604 Valued Member United States 303 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 12:11 am It was minted between 1895 and 1907. Weigh it to make sure it is real, as many of these coins are fakes. It should wight 26.7g. I don't really like the look of the words, makes it a fake piece? On the side with the dragon, there are one characters on both sides, but the Krause book does not list that one, probably a fantasy piece? Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 01:02 am I don't have a scale to test it -- should I just assume that it's a fake? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2885 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 01:31 am From the look of it -- soft letters and grainy fields - It's certainly a modern fake. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 07:08 am Looks bad to me: weak letters, and grainy background. The proliferation of fake Chinese dollars has ruined them as collectables; you have to source them from dealers who really know what they're doing with Chinese coins if you want a good chance of picking up an original. Coins like this are imported by the containerload from China. You can probably buy them for a couple of dollars each down at the local flea market. Any you see down there are 100% fake. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 09:32 am Even here people are selling that in lots of 8, 10, 20 or even 50. Surprisingly enough, there almost always are buyers! And so the circle of deceit continues. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 07/28/2008 1:25 pm Thanks again. Quote: "You can probably buy them for a couple of dollars each down at the local flea market" That's exactly how I got this, luckily I didn't lose a lot of cash. Report this Post to the Staff
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