Are These Coins From China Japan Or Are They Fake?

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RHeagles3 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/19/2009 1:34 pm I was cleaning out my attic the other day and discovered 2 coins with ancient looking writing on them. they are circular with what possibly looks similar to like a hole punch on the inside, but it is square. Does anyone know what these are and if they are worth money? Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 01/19/2009 1:44 pm Well, there are both fake and real versions of Chinese Cash coins. Mind posting a pic? Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/19/2009 1:54 pm and look forward to seeing photos. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 01/20/2009 02:54 am Round coins with square holes" in the centre, known as "cash coins, are a distinctively Chinese invention; for over 2,000 years, this is what Chinese coins looked like. Cash coins with much the same design were also made in Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Without seeing a pic, it's impossible to tell when and where your coin came from, but have a look at the coins in this thread and see if they look similar to any of them; those are what genuine Chinese cash coins look like. 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
RHeagles3 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 4:55 pm hey yeah mine pretty much look like that last post! well at least one of them does! here are some pics Image: Kaigen_150xr.jpg 49.93 KB nvm I cant figure out how to post coin images. but I tried and if they did post 1 of them I just got off the interent cuse it kinda looked like it Report this Post to the Staff
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 02:55 am That coin is a K'ai Yuan cash coin. Joel Anderson uses a K'ai Yuan coin with a very similar design as his business logo. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 03:35 am Yep. Kai Yuan Tong Bao coins were issued during the Tang Dynasty from 621 to 907 AD. Being issued for such a long time, they're fairly common and cheap, despite being so old. An expert in the series can give an approximate date of roughly when in that time period the coin would have been struck. I'm nowhere near expert enough to do that. 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
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