2 Fat Man Coins

2 Fat Man Coins. The left is magnetic while the right one is not. The left one WEIGHS 18.45 grams while the right one WEIGHS 22.53. Can you tell me anything about them?

 

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Magnetic is fake, and real one weighs 26.4 g.

 

There are many, many fakes in this series. Most of them are very obvious , but some are well made.


This is a real 1921 I have.

 

I am interested to see if anyone knows what the name means.

 

Welp, Ill respond to some threads why not. Both look fake, the color of the metal is off, and the non-magnetic doesnt weigh correctly. many old Chinese coins have counterfeits.

 

If you're referring to the L. Giorgi, he was the Italian engraver and designer of the coin. He did many many coins.

 

this emporer must have been fat?

 

I believe both of yours are counterfeit copies. Obviously the magnetic, severely underweight one is. Along with the weight, there doesn't appear to be any real ones that are 8 character versions.

The other one, with the Giorgi mark, looks like it's a knockoff, as seen here: http://www.icollector.com/1306-Counterfeit-1914-Chinese-Fat-Man-Dollar_i12920080

Here's a pic of a fake I bought (and was able to return) for $19 -

 

Here's a fake fat man that sits on my desk.