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New Member
Russian Federation
15 Posts |
Several times ago I've purchased a Shikai dollar. As far as there are many fakes circulating around, especially imitating AU-UNC coindition, I need some opinion about it's authencity. Regards.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
631 Posts |
From the picture with its toning, it looks real to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1914 Posts |
Looks like some of my many fakes.
The denticles on the obverse are worth a closer look.
Here again we have a case where one most important aspect is not known or presented.
And that is if it silver or not.
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Moderator
 United States
96071 Posts |
very nice coin Quote:
As far as there are many fakes circulating around, I wonder if the Chinese are counterfeiting their own coins too. |
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New Member
 Russian Federation
15 Posts |
Thank you all for your opinions. I've decided to remove toning from the coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1914 Posts |
One frequent detail about such coins are the denticles that seem to shift in size and shape.
Some parts also seem to vanish going around the rim.
Not sure if an authentic coin would have this, but it frequently does exist on many of my fakes.
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
631 Posts |
That toning was beautiful though...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1962 Posts |
Surprised that obverse toning dipped off that "cleanly"...
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Moderator
United States
96071 Posts |
huge difference between the before and after the big dip
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Moderator
Australia
16829 Posts |
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I wonder if the Chinese are counterfeiting their own coins too. Well, of course they are. They were mass-faking Chinese coins long before they started mass-faking foreign coins. It isn't even illegal in China to make fake Republic or Empire coins - those regimes are, after all, still "the enemy" as far as the PRC government is concerned, so an early Republic dollar isn't seen as "theirs"; anything that discredits the economy of the enemy can only be a good thing. It's making fake Communist-era coins that would be likely to see you sent for re-education. 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
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Valued Member
United States
263 Posts |
I have to address the elephant in the room and sorry if I offend anyone by saying this but, that cameo has some serious jowls going on.
Nice coin though! I did appreciate the toning look it had tbh.
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
631 Posts |
lol 'Jowls' never heard that coin term before, are you some plastic surgeon?
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Valued Member
United States
263 Posts |
@Numister, Not at all. I was just shocked at how chubby his cheeks are/were. And I thought I had some. Nope lol.
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Moderator
United States
96071 Posts |
nice one - Jowls! new term for fat coin profiles.. I wonder in the "Churchill" coin has them  |
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Moderator
United States
96071 Posts |
I went and checked - and he does..  |
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New Member
Denmark
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What you have here is a year-9 variant with year-9 fine hair on obv and year-3 on rev.
Actually with toning it is much easier to authenticate a coin esp with the coin in AU condition.
By removing the nice toning you have removed 2/3 of the value.
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Posted 04/03/2024 4:45 pm
