I have 39 Asian coins. Most look to be from the Qing Dynasty. There are a few, however, that have no hole in the middle. Four to be exact. The two larger ones feel a little light, but the smaller ones (smaller than a dime) feel right for their weight. There are also two that I believe to be from the sixteenth century (according to my research). How can I tell if any of these are fake? I really don't know much about coins. I would upload some pictures, but for some reason, the site isn't letting me upload them.
http://www.cointalk.com/t8567/?highlight=upload There is no possible way to help you without pictures.
I guess my question is: What older Asain coins have no holes in the middle? I've tried to do all kinds of research but came up with no results. (Thanks for the link by the way. I'll try to upload again in the morning)
Here's one for you but it's a fake of a 1914 and was done again in 1921. Your question may be difficult to answer as I believe there are some Chinese coins made as late as the 50's that had holes in them and of course there were many very old ones that had holes in them. If you want to know which ones of yours are fakes, then you will need to post some pics. You can open a photobucket account for free so you can place some decent size pics on here. :kewl:
OK I'm currently uploading the pictures to photobucket... They're too big to put on here. I'll provide links when they are done.(Thanks, fretboard)
The ones without holes are Japanese, not Chinese. The 1 sen (a single crossbar at the top of the reversse) dated Showa 19 (1944) and the 10 sen (a plus sign) dated Showa 17 (1942) feel so light because they are aluminum. Photo 5 - the one with a round hole - is also Japanese. 10 sen dated Showa 19. I'm traveling without access to any references other than what's in my head, so I can't give much more info about any of the three. If memory serves, and at my age it doesn't always, the S19 10 sen is cu-ni.
