Three Unknown Chinese Coins | Two Fakes And A Kangxi

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JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 4:22 pm Found three chinese coins today, though they are probably common, I still find it interesting when I happen upon coins like these. The two small ones were fished out of a foreign coin bin and purchased for a quarter each, And the one in the flip was bought at a local pawn shop for 1$. (Even though it's not identified on the flip and apprently damaged, I took the chance any considering it might be rare.) I'm still having trouble though identifying these coins, they all look exactly the same Thanks in advance! (Again!) What was funny was after I purchased the chinese coin along with a few others, The seller must have known I was hunting for rare coins, and after I picked them out to purchase them, he said "So how many millions are they worth? " Edited by Sap 02/23/2009 03:28 am Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 5:13 pm The two small ones look fake, but the one on the left is Daoguang Emperor, and the other one is Xuantong (last emperor) The big one looks like Kangxi, but I can't really read it upside down. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 5:14 pm The two on the right are, unfortunately, charm copies - the mottled background and thin, round rims give them away. The one on the left has had a (second) hole drilled in it, and a flawed rim, but appears to be genuine, in the name of the Kang Xi emperor (1654-1722 AD). Why anyone would drill a hole in a cash coin when there's already a perfectly usable hole sitting there is beyond me. 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
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 5:52 pm Could the second hole and flawed rim be from the original casting, and not post-mint damage? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 02/23/2009 03:17 am I did wonder that, but I can't say I've ever seen a "naturally occurring" second hole like that. There may well have been a thin spot there, which would have made a hole easier to make there. 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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