WCO Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Anyone knows if this is authentic or not? http://www.ebay.com/itm/140893991451 Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Somebody apparently thought it was if they were willing to pay $285 for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCO Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 That someone is me. I purchased the coin and received it today. Now I have doubts, I weighted it and it is 26.38 gram (normal weight in Krause shown as 25.60 gram). But may be that is allowed weight for this kind of coins since their silver content is anywhere between 500 and 880 silver. So I am wondering may be someone knows for sure is this a real (authentic) coin or fake. Any opinion is greatly appretiated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Appears okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCO Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Thank you for your opinion, ccg. Is so huge difference in weight (almost 0.8 gram more than nominal) is known for this kind? May be someone else may provide their opinion on authenticity. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Mine weighs at 25.7g. Can you please post a photo of the edge of the coin WCO? Good to see you back btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I have encountered dragon dollars that were about 1/2 gram overweight. Haven't yet gotten to weigh any Sze. Han dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satootoko Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well, the surfaces don't appear to be those of a cast coin, and I assume you have already verified that it is non-magnetic, so there seems to be a fairly good chance that you have beaten the law of averages and obtained a genuine coin. The weight is at the outer limit of variance, but not unheard of tor the time and place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.