Chinese Cash Coin Or Counterfeit/Fake Feng Shui Token? (Id: 19th Century Korean Charm Coin)

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vwlibra New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 11:39 am Hello, all. I'm usually pretty savvy at identifying coins on my own, but this one has me stumped. (Notes: Size in photo, 4g) This coin appears to have Chinese characters on the front (and I can't ID the top symbol, which is the first step with Cash Coins), but then the back has four symbols, two of which appear to be Japanese kanji. I know it could be from the occupation period, but it doesn't match any charts I can find online. I also know there was a market for turning cash coins into trendy charms and trinkets (hence the holes at the top), but the difference in markings has me stumped. So, is this legit or fake? Your collective expertise is appreciated, in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 11:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 12:13 pm to the Community! 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
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5823 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 5:48 pm The top character is "filial", but no support on this site for me to input kanji character. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 02:27 am This item never was a genuine coin. It's a charm. 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
vwlibra New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 1:47 pm Thank you... I was fairly confident it was just a charm given the mix of symbols and letters, but the verification from the group is much more helpful. Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff
hanbaili New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 12:13 am This is a Korean charm coin cast around 1800-1900. It is an authentic charm coin, not the modern counterfeit one. The obverse is a Chinese Confucianism 4-character idiom, meaning " respect and love your parents and brothers, loyal to the monarch", the reverse two Chinese characters are sun and moon. Report this Post to the Staff
oabmarcus Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 12/31/2022 8:40 pm This looks authentic to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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Chinese Cash Coin Or Fake Feng Shui Token? (Id: 19th Century Korean Charm Coin)