latiina
Joined: 22 Mart 2012
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 20:22
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 20:22
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Hello, I found this coin (China 1912) for selling but it looks too good to be true. Seller says the coin has had no treatment.
What do you think?
yvon
Joined: 9 Haz 2017
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 21:03
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 21:03
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To me it gives a fake impression, but I am not an expert in this kind of coins.
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redsmithstudios
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 21:27
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Posted: 17 Mart 2018, 21:27
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It’s not even pretending to be a coin.
Child’s toy at best....
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Oklahoman
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 00:36
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 00:36
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Not real in the least.
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CassTaylor
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 06:51
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 06:51
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Not even trying to look real; the details look like those on clumsy fakes, like the Indian temple tokens supposedly products of the East India Company.
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 09:41
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Posted: 18 Mart 2018, 09:41
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A very poor fake in my opinion, still it would be a nice token/keepsake if you collect eastern coinage
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latiina
Joined: 22 Mart 2012
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Posted: 24 Mart 2018, 19:15
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Posted: 24 Mart 2018, 19:15
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Thank you all for your replys.
I collect tokens with lions on them but definitely won't be paying US $119.00 for that. :))
sarikanair
Joined: 30 Kas 2017
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Posted: 31 Mart 2018, 08:48
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Posted: 31 Mart 2018, 08:48
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Each individuals had their opinions. But I think that you should do your research.
Oklahoman
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Posted: 31 Mart 2018, 16:33
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Posted: 31 Mart 2018, 16:33
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That this is not a real coin is not an opinion.
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Kipsley
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Posted: 1 Nis 2018, 09:28
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Posted: 1 Nis 2018, 09:28
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Hi. I'm am in no way an expert on Chinese anything, but I did look around a bit and found these few images that might be of interest.
The writing (upon the left) seems to be the same as on your coin above, though I have no idea what it says or if it's a date.
And with the "crossed flags", this would seem to be a common symbol on old Chinese coins but I can only find them with one flag striped and the other with a sun-burst pattern upon it. Yours has two flags both striped.
Hope this might help.
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Posted: 1 Nis 2018, 09:43
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Posted: 1 Nis 2018, 09:43
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On second image, reading right-to-left, the last two characters are First and Year ...
https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/calendar-japanese-34.html
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