China Hupeh 50 cents - counterfeit?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by gxseries, Jul 25, 2022.

  1. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    Picked up a 50 cents which is actually a much harder denomination to find compared to the other denominations. This would be the third province that I have, Yunnan being the easiest followed by Kwangtung. The rest are hard.

    Technical weight of this is meant to be 13.5g and 33mm. I believe that coins from this era do have quality control issues so there are small variations in weight.

    Coin in doubt is in top left.

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    Weight of the 5 are as follow:

    Hupeh (top left): 12.55g
    Hupeh (top right): 13.49g
    Kwangtung: 13.40g
    Yunnan (left): 13.54g
    Yunnan (right): 13.27g

    Edge does seem to be odd. The questionable coin is also 1mm smaller which can be seen when I held the coins on a flat surface. These are arranged by the order mentioned.

    Thoughts?
     
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  3. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    I would be worried about the weight. The diameter also looks off in your photo.
     
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