Pretty sure it's Japanese.. have no idea of the date and I haven't found anything like it anywhere. Any help would be GREAT Thanks
Addendum - I am not exactly looking for a sale value of this coin (though that would be a perk) I would just be ecstatic to know exactly what it is. Most of the Japanese coins I've found say 'one yen' or something of the like on it, this one as you can see does not. I cannot find any information whatsoever on it or anything even remotely similar and I have been digging for several months now.
That does not look like a Japanese design to me. At least not since the mid 1800's, The dragon design element as far as I know has always been prominent in the center of the coin and never around the edge. I am thinking that the Characters might be chinese or some dialect of Chinese but don't quote me on that.
This is not a Japanese coin, but most probably a forgery of a Chinese pattern.I found it in Krause: it looks very close to China/Kwangtung/ Pattern 5 or 6, 1 tael. This is a very rare pattern. Much more forgeries than genuine coins of these Chinese patterns exist.
I agree 100%. Sticking to a magnet is proof of fakery - not sticking just means there's no steel or nickel in the phony alloy.
ah well in that case it's a fake lol, magnet stuck to it. But at least I know now what it's an imitation of! thanks for all the wonderful info guys Another question I had though, Do any of you have any idea how much a 10 Reichmark coin would be worth? Dated 1935. I would read up on them myself however google provides little information and unfortunately most of my books have been lost (not misplaced mind you.)
That's actually pretty funny, all the times I have seen folks suggest using the magnet it never stuck. Glad you found out what you needed.
