Travis Hale

I had a similar experience with this coin & I promise after a while the mind sees what it wants, but most of what looked like numbers & letters under spectral light was just post mint damage...

Looks to me like someone was crudely, but unsuccessfully trying to make a hole in the middle. Maybe out of boredom or curiosity... just a guess ..

Travis

This is an India 1/2 Rupee from 1800’s

There is an IQ test for that...jk

China- Chou Dynasty State of Ming (400-200 BC) Bronze “Spade Money”

Definitely exactly what he did if you can, plus talk to professionals like you guys on this board. I’ve pridefully been burnt before though..

I would have to agree. Even looking at the modern fake wood encased ones, it looks even better. It’s hard to tell unless nowadays you definitely have provenance. Not to discourage, I’ve just had to be very careful with these kind for a while now....

Happy Hunting 

I just went through my late grandma’s collection of these and I found many weight discrepancies, especially on the Denver Coins. But these techniques have helped me with these type issues.....

http://www.silvercoins.com/fake-silver-coins-14-ways-to-spot-counterfeits/

Hope it helps 

I have hundreds of examples of this & most are lamination errors, I also have die cracked coins & the difference is very obvious. Hope that helps....

Travis

It looks like to me to contain some lamination marks, but also a lot of it looks like damage especially when you compare the rim. I had one kind of the same way recently & it was caused at least the oddest parts by other cents striking either in a coin feeder or through circulation.... hope it helps a little.

Travis

I had some fake ones looked exactly like those & sent them to be graded. Luckily they spared me the cost of grading sent them back & I cut one in half & it is an extremely hard metal but the metal passes the axis test for silver some how. I can tell you that almost anything can be faked nowadays & these guys here really do know what they’re talking about.....

hope this helps

Thank You 

I got these in China

Quite true 

Thank y’all for looking them over

21 minutes ago, Travis Hale said:

There’s a puzzle piece one they make I think you’d love.. I’ll try to find the pic

Thought you’d like these...

24 minutes ago, Jason Abshier said:

2016 Tuvalu yin yang rotating charm from Penrith mint only 3,000 were made I bought it cause I like rotating ball in middle of coin which is pretty cool 😎 

There’s a puzzle piece one they make I think you’d love.. I’ll try to find the pic