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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If real your talking $$$$$$$$ for these Chinese coins. They are the most widely faked and the Chinese are even making these in actual silver. No thanks to any raw Chinese coins honestly.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wont attest to the validity of the pieces, but just about everyone is available
@ the army surplus store downtown, for $4. Yes, some contain silver.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the early information. I personally don't think they're real, because good things don't happen to me and because of the steps I already took. I'm so amazed that someone would go to such extremes in the intricate work on some of them. I can understand the quick bang out of the FatBoy pieces because there's nothing to them other than writing and a head.. Considering the wear (man made or not) and oxidation (tarnished or whited silver plating) on some of the others, coupled from where I got them, I strongly believe they were made around the 1940s and not done anytime in recent history. I have roughly 60 varieties (all different). I'm sure someone would buy as a ready-made collection for say 5-6 each. Saw some posted as "Chinese Lucky Coin".
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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sorry, yeap I think all very clearly fakes. All are modern fakes as to want era that is a tad hard but ill be guessing early 2000s.
I doubt they (chinese) would be faking coins with actual silver, unless there is huge premium for the coin.
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New Member
United States
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I agree with you, but for one thing I know to be certain: I had seen these very coins that I now possess in the 1970s in a book they were housed in. So early 2000s cannot be accurate. If they (Chinese) used silver, I could get scrap for them :) I found another posting that stated "in 1949 re-strikes of the original coins using low grade silver over nickel-steel was used." Will check into that more too. Thanks for everyone's help so far..
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Why should they even be silver when it could be lead arsenic alloy?
Unfortunately they are all replicas. If any were genuine, any would be easily 5 figure+ coins.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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New Member
United States
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gxseries: as I stated at the beginning of the thread, I thought they were fake by the characteristics they exhibited (weight wrong and acid test failure). I found an old posting from 2011 that stated they were 1949 re-strikes of the original coins using low grade silver over nickel-steel. From my testing I think its more like silver plate over any ore they could find. I'm sure there are people out there that collect individual (no doubles) coins/tokens to display. Thanks for your input as well :)
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Czech Republic
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I would recommend to have them graded and authenticated by a respected Numismatic CO. such as NGC or PCGS or ANAC. Best of luck!
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Valued Member
Hong Kong
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Yes all are fake. I'm sorry. As others have stated Chinese silver coins are some of the most faked coins in the world. If you don't know how to determine between them don't buy unless graded by the top three and check the certificates and slabs are being faked at times too. These are poor quality fakes. Many new ones are silver and high quality.
Chris
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Hong Kong
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I will add I also suggest you look at real examples of a coin your interested in and compare it.
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