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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pashley, post: 133623, member: 5698&quot;]I&#039;m in China where there are lots of coins left over from the 19th century China trade. The emperor decreed that only silver could be used to pay for tea and silk. Unfortunately, many of the coins now on offer are bogus.</p><p><br /></p><p>One i&#039;ve got that I think is bogus is a 1799 draped bust dollar. Like the first example on this page <a href="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/reidgold/draped_busts/page_7.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/reidgold/draped_busts/page_7.html" rel="nofollow">http://mywebpages.comcast.net/reidgold/draped_busts/page_7.html</a> it has denticles that do not reach the edge. Like the second, it has the date in a straight line, not curved to follow the edge, and it has a reeded edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the positive side, it is in very nice condition. As a non-expert guessing after reading a web page or two and looking at some pictures, I&#039;d say at least 40 on the standard scale. There&#039;s only a tiny bit of wear visible in the hair; everything else is&nbsp; utterly sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are such coins worth anything?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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