Can't help identify if real/fake Do you know the weight & size of each? #1 - ? think it is ruler Bao Thai? #2 - Obv - Minh Mang Thong Bao = ruler Minh Mang; Year 15 (1834) I believe #3 - Obv - Thieu Tri Thong Bao = ruler Thieu Tri; 1841-1847
At least you are very conscious that fakes abound in this series. Unfortunately, with way too little experience, I can't pick 'em, either.
Thanks for your comments. I am new to this forum. #1 coin is a Bao Dai Thong Bao and weights 26.40g. #2 coin is a Minh Mang Thong Bao Year 14 (1833) and weights 25.0g. #3 coin is aThieu Tri Thong Bao and weights 26.6g. I suspect #1 and #2 are fakes as weights are not right and I do hope that #3 is a genuine one. I also have a Thieu Tri 10 Lang Banana silver bar. Can anyone comment on this. Sorry for the poor scan quality and no scale to weight it. I also have quite a large collections of Japanese Meiji Silver Yens, Spainish globe pillar 8Rs, US trade dollars and Indochina piastres. Anyone interest to see?
I know I looked at a few while in Vietnamese market while in country. Most were copies and that was Years Ago. Not an expert just my 2¢