gxseries Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Normally I detest counterfeits with passion but this one stumped me with good reason. This coin is supposedly from Guangdong Province dated 1920. An original coin would look like this and weighs around 5.3 grams. This is the supposedly contemporary counterfeit Could have passed on as a terribly oxidized silver that's banged up. Details look surprising good with reeded edge and I think this is either struck or cast in lead zinc alloy. You can write with this coin, i.e. if you rub the coin on a paper, you can write on it although it's not clear. Not too sure if this metal is right as it weights at a mere 4.41 grams. Maybe you can help me work out what the possible alloy is? You normally see a lot of Chinese counterfeits that's struck in cheap iron / nickel alloy and they normally target crown size coins. I guess this is a counterfeit that was produced in the early days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Most likely a contemporary counterfeit, yes. I don't think I've seen a fake of a KT minor, though I have seen a fake Hong Kong Victorian dime (silver-plated brass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dptashny Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Cool, but strange none the less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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