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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I found this onlne.. interesting piece, any ideas on what this is and possible value.. Thank you in advance. It is approx. 6 inches long and weighs 75 grams.   Identified - moved to Ancients forum - SapEdited by D
02/04/2010 11:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With regard to Chinese knife money there is "spade", "pointed", "ming", "heavy", "straight", etc. Yours is "pointed" and generally worth between $100 - $200. Some good info here on the webpage below and "pointed" is discussed about half way down. http://www.calgarycoin.com/referenc...a/china1.htm |
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I'm afraid I think this one is bogus. None of my references show any genuine knife money with "pictures" on them, just archaic Chinese characters.
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
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The pointed knife weighs about 16 grams. However, d23's knife weighs 75 grams. Thus, it should fall in the category of the heavy knife.
It's very uncommon for a knife coin to bear the pictures on it. Thus, I agree with Sap.
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 Canada
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deadmunny.. thanks for the link it has been added to my favorites.  sap & dollarcoins.. I was suspect about the lack of characters on this and with your confirmations I took this off my watch list.. |
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United States
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I have one identical to this which I have owned since 1970. The person who gave it to me was Chinese, and said it had been in the family for a long time.
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United States
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 to the community Wow, interesting to see this thread again after all these years. The coins are mass produced in China and sold to unsuspecting buyers as genuine ancients. |
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United States
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If it looks like the one in the pictures, then it is 100% fake. These were heavily faked in the Qing dynasty 100 years ago, and many of them feature charm artwork. To correct the information in this thread, this is a replica of a Qi knife, also known as a heavy knife as they are larger, thicker, and heavier than any other knife coin produced in Ancient China. They were cast by the State of Qi from around 400-200 BC, and they are always very well cast. The lack of definition in the pictured piece is enough to prove that it is fake. Qi knifes are seldom seen with any appreciable amount of wear due to their high rims. Quote:
It's very uncommon for a knife coin to bear the pictures on it. Thus, I agree with Sap. Knife coins NEVER have pictures on them other than archaic Chinese characters. Any knife or spade coin that has an image other than a single or series of characters is a fake. Edited by TypeCoin971793
04/12/2016 10:17 pm
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