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[Connerklein]

I recently found this coin and was hoping someone could give me more information on it.

[kbbpll]

Looks like a "China 1 cash" but there's over a thousand kinds. Could also be a replica.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/chine_empire-1.html

[megan81]

How to sort a replica from an original if the coin is so old, like the posted posted by OP here. Is there consistent way of doing this or it will vary each time depending upon the coin and its vintage ?

[JKK]

Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1796-1820, Emperor Chia-Ch'ing. In answer to megan81, while it's sometimes hard, the replicas will usually not have manufacturing defects that were endemic to vintage coins. Short version: if it looks too good to be true, be suspicious that it might be untrue. In the end, it comes down to looking at a whole bunch of coins. The best reason to believe that this one's authentic is that there aren't very many good economic reasons to make replicas of it, unless maybe someone is selling them for much more than this one looks to be worth.

[megan81]

On 7/23/2020 at 12:53 PM, JKK said:

Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1796-1820, Emperor Chia-Ch'ing. In answer to megan81, while it's sometimes hard, the replicas will usually not have manufacturing defects that were endemic to vintage coins. Short version: if it looks too good to be true, be suspicious that it might be untrue. In the end, it comes down to looking at a whole bunch of coins. The best reason to believe that this one's authentic is that there aren't very many good economic reasons to make replicas of it, unless maybe someone is selling them for much more than this one looks to be worth.

That helps. Off late, I have come across many coins which give a vintage look & feel, but the acquisition story accompanying the coins look straight out of a movie, very unreal kind.

[RWB]

Slight correction to JKK's note:

"Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1796-1820, Emperor Chia-Ch'ing."

Nope. This "Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1996-2020, Emperor Ka-Ch'ing." Made in Vietnam.

:)

 

[megan81]

On 7/24/2020 at 9:48 PM, RWB said:

Slight correction to JKK's note:

"Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1796-1820, Emperor Chia-Ch'ing."

Nope. This "Looks like an Imperial one cash coin, circa 1996-2020, Emperor Ka-Ch'ing." Made in Vietnam.

 

You mean, this one is fake ?

Thanks, Megan.

Edited July 31, 2020 by megan81

[RWB]

Fake is more likely than genuine. But careful examination required - and that costs more than the piece is worth if genuine.

[Henri Charriere]

On 7/23/2020 at 2:48 AM, megan81 said:

How to sort a replica from an original if the coin is so old, like the posted posted by OP here. Is there consistent way of doing this or it will vary each time depending upon the coin and its vintage ?

I don't want to be contrary, but it's gotten to the point where China has developed such a questionable reputation that if I were offered a 10,000 Gourde limited mintage gold coin commemorating Haiti's former dictator, Francois Duvalier -- from a seller in China, that would be enough to extinguish my interest. RWB is correct; there would be little point, value-wise, in authenticating such a coin.