Need Help To Identify These Old Chinese Coins (Id: Modern Tourist Souvenir Medals)

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gunkee New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 10:04 am I found these Chinese coins in 2002 during a trip there. I know they are probably fake, even though some of them tested silver. Anyway, can anyone identify so I can list in my family inventory. Any help is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

gunkee New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/25/2019 10:39 am sorry I started a new topic just learning and I think I made a mistake I will learn with time Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187654 Posts	Posted 11/25/2019 1:42 pm No, you are okay. This is good where it is. Hopefully someone will post an answer soon. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 11/25/2019 10:03 pm Sadly, these are not "old", nor are they "coins". They are modern Chinese mass-produced souvenir medals, or "fantasy coins". You can find them for sale at tourist traps throughout China. They will almost certainly not be made of silver. The top one is from a series of medals depicting famous people from Chinese history and mythology. This one depicts one of the "Four Great Beautiful Women of Ancient China", which is what the eight characters on the reverse translate to; your coin depicts Xi Shi. The second "coin" is what is called a "fantasy dollar". It bears a design similar to an old Chinese coin, but the design is much cruder. The obverse figure is Yuan Shikai, a warlord during the early Republic who first became President then (briefly) declared himself Emperor. 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
gunkee New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/26/2019 09:52 am On my trip to China, I hit one of those venders and purchased a group of 10 coins. 2 tested silver but I did not expect to get anything truly valuable. At least now I have them all identified. Better than not knowing. The forum has been very informative and I appreciate all the help. I thank everyone who even looked at the post. Report this Post to the Staff
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