looks just like mine. mine are fake, steel knockoffs. Jumped to the magnet like they were long lost buds. I'm no expert on these, but try a magnet. if it doesn't stick, weigh it to see if the weight of the coin jives with the books. Lastly, different design details of a coin jump out first for different people. For me, with these, that detail is the face of the dragon. My examples have a few different variations, but all are wrong and just as fake as the next. If it passes these easy tests, post the results and hopefully someone who is better informed will chime in. Good Luck!
good advice great advice from Silentnviolent.... i should pay attention also - i have 5 sets of 8 coins each similar to this, from a lot i acquired. Never got around to testing, just figured they were junk - easy to spot some ( should say 7 Mace and 2 candareens) but some actually say 7 Mace and 2 CandaBeens - - made by Campbell's i presume. Chinese forgers confuse the unfamiliar english!
It is a reproduction of a very famous and extremely rare Chinese coin. Please see my article on the "1910 Chinese Yunnan Spring Dollar". Gary
Yeah lol! you would think they could at least replicate their own national coinage but I guess the best forgers are all busy synthesizing US coins. These must be training for beginners in forgery. You know, 3-5 year old child workforce. They probably get paid in them too, supplemented with a tootsie roll bonus for meeting quota.
Not really. I can buy all I wish for about $.50 a piece at the Hmong market here, along with draped bust dollars, trade dollars, french and british trade dollars, and a large assortment of chinese issues. Morgans are new though, you have your selection of dates from 1800 to 1935.
Steel is like $200/ton.... paperweight for a single business card... I let my kids play with them as a distraction so no little fingees touch real coins.... fancy sinker for your fishin' line..... an example of a fake so you don't buy another
Good uses, especially the last. I get them from odd lots I buy sometimes. I got one lot that had like 60 in there. I bought the lot for a few REAL coins mixed in. I think most people overlooked the real coins because of all of these fakes. I give them to kids as well. If a kid is not a collector, they most likely will lose it anyway, so its something the kids like, (big and shiny), and no one cares if it gets lost in the sandbox.
Only to be discovered by a metal detectorist. You can almost see the CoinTalk thread now :rollling: The sandbox & sand was Made in China and imported to the USA during the 21st Century. Recently a detectorist discovered a rare Chinese coin in the sand....
