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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8101853, member: 24314&quot;]<i><span style="color: #660066">THANKS GUYS for posting your comments.&nbsp; I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> AM NO EXPERT EITHER! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #660066">However, nothing you have mentioned is anything remotely conclusive.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Evan Saltis, posted: &quot;Based on the weakness as you get away from the center of the coin [<i><span style="color: #660066">this is not a diagnostic of a fake.&nbsp; Many of these come this way</span></i>] I think it could have been made from a mold, and either was made from a worn, genuine coin impression, or there was a problem in the transfer process.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>it could be real though. [<i><span style="color: #660066">That&#039;s the way I&#039;m leaning from the image alone.&nbsp; The deceptive fakes CANNOT be authenticated from an image unless you have the diagnostic markers from similar fakes</span></i>]. I don’t really know these things well but that’s just my thought. There are a lot of Chinese fakes, so I wouldn’t touch one unless I’m absolutely certain of it’s authenticity.</p><p>That being said, <i>I do not have one. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>As mentioned - edge photo may reveal a seam, or the weight may be off.</b>.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660066">Unfortunately, fakes that look this good are made of the correct alloy and weight.&nbsp; They are die struck and will not have a casting seam.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>PaddyB, posted: &quot;I am no expert on Chinese coins, but the dull grey colour and the very weak strike resemble many fakes I have seen before. I would suspect it is not silver - if the OP could do the sliding magnet test, that would confirm this. Weight will also help.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660066">Magnets do not work on the deceptive die struck fakes.&nbsp; The color looks like normal gray toning.&nbsp; If this is a fake, it&#039;s a good one.&nbsp; I agree with you both and would not buy any Chinese crown coin w/o being certified by a major TPGS.</span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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