China Hupeh 50 Cents - Counterfeit?

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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 07/25/2022 08:02 am Picked up a 50 cents which is actually a much harder denomination to find compared to the other denominations. This would be the third province that I have, Yunnan being the easiest followed by Kwangtung. The rest are hard. Technical weight of this is meant to be 13.5g and 33mm. I believe that coins from this era do have quality control issues so there are small variations in weight. Coin in doubt is in top left. Weight of the 5 are as follow: Hupeh (top left): 12.55g Hupeh (top right): 13.49g Kwangtung: 13.40g Yunnan (left): 13.54g Yunnan (right): 13.27g Edge does seem to be odd. The questionable coin is also 1mm smaller which can be seen when I held the coins on a flat surface. These are arranged by the order mentioned. Thoughts? My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Edited by gxseries 07/25/2022 08:05 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 07/25/2022 08:24 am @gx, I would recommend doing a specific gravity test or other non-destructive test for determining the alloy. "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
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