Eken Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Got this interesting coin and can't find any information about it. One cent 1912 ( first year 元年) but with error one cint. As usual with chinese coins i doubt if the coin is genuine, but I do think this is. Anyone know something about this error? Regards Regards Eken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazinta Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sorry, I don't know much but its a very interesting error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eken Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I've been looking at it more closely and detect several details that isn't like the ones I can compare with at internet. It's no "fishscale" inside the number one. And several charcters differ. fake? But while making a fake - do such a big mistake as misspelling cent???? strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Looks like a random fantasy to be honest. Chinese coins are just hideous when it comes to counterfeits - make sure you buy a catalog first before you start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 I'll second on modern fake / fantasy. I remember one Chinatown where I encountered a store with a basket full of "200+ year old coins" - all of which were fakes of Republican era bronzes, which of course even if genuine wouldn't be 200 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eken Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Looks like a random fantasy to be honest. Chinese coins are just hideous when it comes to counterfeits - make sure you buy a catalog first before you start. Looks like a random fantasy to be honest. Chinese coins are just hideous when it comes to counterfeits - make sure you buy a catalog first before you start. Yes I am definitely on the fake idea at the moment - don't know hoe I could go for the genuine idea at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazinta Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 I was in a chinatown store where they have a lot of those, small candarines and very large republic-period dollars. They are all fake, modern metals and badly made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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