Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2744285, member: 10461&quot;]I do know the larger <i>piastre</i> coins of this design were a popular target for Chinese counterfeiters in the late 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one does have a bit of that &quot;Made in China&quot; appearance, due to the softness of some of the details, and, as mentioned, the date numerals in particular.&nbsp; Those really have the &quot;Chinese fake&quot; look.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I too was initially quite dubious of its authenticity, though not enough to outright condemn it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But on the other hand, the coin could just be cleaned/polished and the pictures a bit overexposed, which would tend to make it <i>look</i> fake without necessarily <i>being</i> fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps some did get struck with crude numerals, though the &quot;A&quot; mintmark on this indicates Paris, which one would not expect to be striking crude coins in 1910.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does look to me like it could be silver, but just cleaned?</p><p><br /></p><p>That mark [USER=87235]@Ditto[/USER] mentioned looks like a possible planchet flaw.&nbsp; But it could just be a hit.&nbsp; One would have to look closely around the tip of the wreath there, and especially under the H.&nbsp; If the damage appears to run <i>underneath</i> the H, with none apparent on the H itself, that&#039;s evidence of a planchet flaw.&nbsp; If, on the other hand, the H is visibly affected at all, it&#039;s PMD (post-mint damage). I think I see some traces of scratching on the H, but can&#039;t really tell for sure from the picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>PMD of course would reduce the value a bit.&nbsp; A planchet flaw would count as a minor error, but in this case not enough to add any value.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin, if genuine, is <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/french-indo-china-10-cents-km-9-1898-1919-cuid-1120019-duid-1267448" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/french-indo-china-10-cents-km-9-1898-1919-cuid-1120019-duid-1267448" rel="nofollow">KM9</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a tossup for me.&nbsp; I see stuff here that says &quot;fake&quot; to me, and other stuff that looks kosher.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS- for a bulk lot find, it&#039;s pretty cool.&nbsp; Even if it turns out to be fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in