Wow! Normally with Chinese coins, the odds are counterfeits but this looks good. Could be easily 500 dollar coin even with the scratch if proven...
Wow I'm impressed that people aren't trying to pull a few off the wall. (or maybe they did)
I don't quite agree about the sloppy workmanship comment. Unless the coins are struck with very high pressure or the original planchet which is...
Everything looks wrong. Don't think they are even silver for starters.
I am under the impression that Pugang is not active. Their website no longer exist. Before ebay blocked the sales of N Korea coins, there were a...
I know the feeling. Do consider giving them away to younger generation to spark some interest. :)
It doesn't matter where or how it's sold. As long as there are demands for such items, they just appear. Shutting silk road still didn't stop drug...
I can't quite tell what the year is but the most common is 1898. The rest are quite scarce.
Easy. Like how it's hard to stamp out illicit drugs, this is not any different. If there is a demand, there will be supply for crooks to make money.
Need more information. Denomination, photos etc. These days one cannot take anything for granted. Even common Korean coins are counterfeited!...
Erm no. The year looks wrong
This is a bit naughty as it's not quite a denomination but thought I'd post it here too Japan Akita Prefecture 1863 (ND) "4" monme 6 bu. [img]...
Baltic State 1757 4 kopek [img] Russia 1762 4 kopek [img]
I think the real problem is that as these coins and banknotes were issued when the army was marching around the country - there isn't really any...
I know literally nothing about early US dollar coins and was scrolling through - found this...
What matters if any one is crazy enough to pay such money. It might be signs of either inflation or times are just too good.
This should be placed in a hall of shame. Imagine this - counterfeiters coming across this thread and laughing their head off as they've managed...
Go back to the start and read again. It did not matter who did the chopmark or assay or whatever. Counterfeiters are smart and still continue to...
Why does it matter who did it? If I'm a merchant, I'm not going to assume a familiar chopmark is a sign that its genuine.
Chopmark is pretty much a cheap way to test if the coin is not some plated base metal. Here is an example of genuine chopmark coin [img] Here...
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