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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 349376, member: 4703&quot;]Actually I think it&#039;s a fantasy piece, not even a true &quot;counterfeit&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t read Chinese, but I am familiar with the characters for &quot;Republic of China&quot; and &quot;year&quot;, and the piece does not carry any of them.&nbsp; If genuine, it would have to be an Imperial coin (pre-1912).</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither the 19th nor 20th Century Krause catalogs show anything remotely similar to the reverse of this item.&nbsp; The obverse characters at 9:00 and 3:00, as well as the right-hand character at the top, do not appear on any picture in those catalogs.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to say whether the Chinese counterfeiters produce more replicas of real coins, or fantasy pieces.&nbsp; Among their better known fantasy products are trade dollars and Morgans with dates that don&#039;t match mint production records.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you follow gxseries&#039; advice, you may want to look for Japanese dragons, as many of them can be found at a reasonable price in top condition.&nbsp; The Korean Protectorate coins can get very pricey in XF or better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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