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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1288739, member: 26302&quot;]But was the weight correct? Yes, they were faked extensively, (from my readings, I believe it is Kahn), but those fakes back then weren&#039;t to fool collectors but to fool the money changers. This coin was used extensively in China, and readily accepted. The counterfeiters knew this, and made pretty good quality stamped fakes but of wrong weight, as this lack of silver was their profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, a little off topic, but Kahn also covered why the low denomination silver coins today are so common. I guess all of the mints operated independently, and were allowed to cheat on metal composition on coins below crown size. Therefor, they all overproduced small denomination silver for the profit. Its kind of like legal counterfeiting. Anyway, since the mints were not legally allowed to make extra profit from crown sized coins, they produced few, which is why coins like this Mexican one were imported even though the Chinese had many mints in operation in the 1880&#039;s on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not believe the .1 gram that LD&#039;s coin is off would qualify for these old style chinese fakes. The difference in fineness was larger than that if I recall correctly. I have seen some of these, and they appear dull and lifeless compared to LD&#039;s example. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am still voting his is good, but they were very good points goldmemember.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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