Alpha Hotel April

Hi and thank you...the other side of the coin was identified on the Chinese antiques fb group as a 1895 Guangxu Yuanbao Kuping and it says "pure silver or fine silver" i forget which. I think it's wild someone made a snuff bottle out of coins. If they are "fake" I wonder from when? I am the one that probably made them look fake aged because i used a polish cloth and really tried to clean up this piece before i knew they were coins. I couldn't get in the nooks and crannies so it left black smudging all in between and the rest cleaned up ok.... weather they are fake or real, i just think it's a cool piece. I know there's not any "coin value" because you can't see the other side and it's been mounted but it's still a whimsical piece.

Thank you so much for this info. I do not wish to destroy this old snuff bottle in order to see the coins so i'll just let my curiosity about the thing go...lol. I appreciate the tips as I would not know who to show it to. Thank you kindly

I have an old snuff vessel that i know nothing about. I took photos of this and put it on the Chinese/Japanese fb group for help and was told this vessel is made from "coins". I had no idea. I was told the one with the car is a 1928 Auto Dollar and the other is an 1895 pure silver Guangxu Yuanbao Kuping. When i got it, i just thought it was unique looking, i took a silver polish cloth and tried to rub it clean some because it looks like tarnished silver. (i didn't know these were coins). Some photos were taken with a light shining on it directly to show details. The vessel isn't bright as you see with my light shining on it, it's muted... My question is can someone tell me if these are fake coins? I am obviously not able to weigh them or show reverse. I am going to buy a borescope/light so i can see inside. I read these coins are faked a lot. Hoping someone can tell? This piece is heavy, was shocked at the heft. Thought it was a perfume bottle when i bought it but then saw the little "spoon". A magnet does not stick to it. I read the car coin is not pure silver but other side was. Thank you in advance, April