Schepeler Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hello all, I'm a newbie collector and I just joined this wonderful forum, so I'd like to know if you could help me out identifying this coin. I haven't been able to find it in World Coins... I'm not even sure it's a coin, but it certainly looks Chinese. Its diameter is 36.5 mm. Thanks in advance . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Sorry not a real coin but a fantasy one. Welcome to coinpeople by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schepeler Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks for the welcome ^_^ Well, yeah, I was afraid it was some kind of charm or something like that. Thanks for the confirmation gxseries . Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 My guess is that it is an 18th - 19th century charm or good luck piece. These are fairly common, and are distinguishable from real coins by having figures other than Chinese characters on one side. Chinese cash coins always had Chinese characters on them and almost never had designs like people etc. But even some charms have characters on both sides with no figures, I have a large one from ca. 1850 that states in Mandarin that it is to bring fortune to the bearer, and it apparently works, but I believe it can only occasionally be used for that purpose:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schepeler Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks Scottishmoney. Do you know of any source where I could find more information about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreasangeun Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 it is a fantasy one,read as "zhou-yuan tong-bao" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks Scottishmoney. Do you know of any source where I could find more information about it? Not in English or any language I understand, but maybe in Mandarin I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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