Is This Chinese Cash Coin Fantasy/Fake? (Id: Mid 19th Century Chinese Cast 5 Cash)

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cheetah New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 04:34 am 6.8 gm/26 mm/Brass Report this Post to the Staff

Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 10/07/2019 10:26 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/16/2020 8:52 pm @cheetah, sorry for the late reply. This looks like a mid-19th Century Cash from Emperor Xianfeng, but I'm having some trouble with the getting a specific ID. In particular, the bottom character on the left image is "wen" I think, but it seems like that rather should be the denomination. Hopefully someone with more knowledge that me can pick up identification effort and give you more certainty. Or if you've already solved it, please follow up with us and let you know what you have discovered! "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
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 08/12/2020 06:37 am The obverse matches Hsien-feng (Wen-tsung) 1851-1861. Hsien-feng Chung-pao (type B-1) as in Krause The reverse matches Hartill 22.689 and described thus: 22.689 Obv: Xian Feng zhongbao Rev: Boo chiowan Wu wen (5 cash) Formal style. The book says "design not adopted" and it's not found among the other cash coins that were produced and circulated that are found in the printed reference book as well as online and auction catalog sources. So it's either a remarkable find or it's not genuine. If someone wanted to make a fake and make it look old, this would be a good choice. I've often thought the counterfeiters look in catalogs for rarities, imitate them and pass them off to the unwary. Edited by Albert 08/12/2020 7:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/12/2020 12:50 pm "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
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 08/12/2020 5:06 pm durn, make up our collective mind. AND Report this Post to the Staff
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