A Chinese Coin? | Replica Kang Xi Cash

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,492
lovingmuse New Member Russian Federation 4 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 12:37 pm Hello! Could you please help identify this? And is it a coin? I guess it may be fake... Thank you very much! Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by lovingmuse 07/11/2011 1:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Tam Valued Member United States 200 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 4:30 pm Well, the mintmark looks like the Chinese Szechuan Mint, during the Empire period. That's putting it around the 1800's. The bumps all in the field on the other side makes it really hard to identify the denomination, but it looks like a one cash coin, C# 24-2 in Krause catalog. If this is that coin, it would be cast brass. AT least, this should be a good starting point for a member who knows the Chinese coins better than I do. And, btw, welcome to CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
lovingmuse New Member Russian Federation 4 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 4:40 pm Tam, thank you so much! Finally some information. I was starting to think it is a fake coin that costs nothing. Thank you once more! Report this Post to the Staff
Tam Valued Member United States 200 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 5:49 pm You are very welcome. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 7:05 pm Sorry, but those "bumps all in the field on the other side" are a surefire indication that this coin is actually a modern reproduction. These fakes are made by machine, like "normal" modern coins, while the original cash coins were cast in sand. The bumps are the manufaturer attempting to replicate the bumpy, sandy background of a genuine coin. The emperor being imitated in this case is Kang Xi. Despite being fake, genuine cash coins of this very long-lived emperor are very cheap and common so the price difference between fake and real is very low. The "Chinese cash coins $2 each" trays that most of the coin dealers have around here usually contain many objects like this. 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
Tam Valued Member United States 200 Posts	Posted 07/12/2011 06:36 am I was suspicious of all those bumps, too. I just wasn't too sure about them. Thanks, Sap. Report this Post to the Staff
lovingmuse New Member Russian Federation 4 Posts	Posted 07/12/2011 07:14 am Thanks, Sap! Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,492

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.22 seconds to rattle this change.