Vince34

Thank you for your feedback, I totally share your point of view and would never buy those type of coins from China in marketplaces such as alibaba, aliexpress or Amazon as 99% of coins there are counterfeits. But i purchased this tael from a French individual on a local marketplace with 2 other coins that appeared genuine. I will send a message on PCGS forum and will keep you posted Rgds

Thank you so much for your feedback The link you provided is interesting but the feng tien replica there weight 26.7 g, as my tael coin described above weight between 33 and 34 g (i don't have the decimals on my scale). Also the appearance seems different Any idea or reference please let me know

Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Chinese Tael from Fengtien Province which is made of brass I know that it may be probably counterfeit as the unique fengtien silver tael dated 1903, ref LM-486 K-931i , was recently graded by PCGS. But assuming that 99.9 ℅ of counterfeits fengtien taels are made of silver or silver-like metal, I wonder why such a tael copper coin exist ? Also this tael looks quite old, Could there be a slight chance that this could be a rare copper tael pattern or am I just building castles in the sky ? The reason I'm asking you advise on this chat board is to decide wether or not it is worth sending this coin to NCS for restauration as I have a limited budget. Thank you in advance for all the help and information you can give, Vincent