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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 1630740, member: 4703&quot;]Actually the very first step is to read the legend above Yuan Shih Kai&#039;s head.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t read Chinese, just count the characters.&nbsp; On a coin dated Year 3 (1914) the count must be six, and for Year 8 (1919 it needs to be 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next steps would be diameter - 32mm - which is correct on most counterfeits; and weight - 26.4g - which is frequently off, usually to the low side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any coin passing those tests must have its edge examined.&nbsp; Genuine coins may be reeded, plain, have circles all the way around, or have Ts all the way around, alternating orientation.&nbsp; Most fakes are reeded, so that test usually gives inconclusive results.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, an experienced collector, either by an in-hand examination, or by reviewing high definition, life-size or larger photographs, will consider certain design details, especially including the shoulder boards and the reverse foliage, and the calligraphy or style of the characters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would never confirm genuineness solely from photographs, no matter how large or how good the definition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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