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I just met a man and we were talking about coins.

bidaskbidask Posts: 13,834 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 30, 2018 1:23PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

He said he owns two Chinese coins with a car on them.

I showed him a picture of the coin in this article.

https://coinweek.com/world-coins/the-fitzcarraldo-of-kweichow-and-the-1928-chinese-auto-dollar/

He said these were the coins he owned .

I told them they are worth a lot of money depending
in the condition.

He said he thought they were new ??

But he also said he washed them with soap. :'(

We live close by and I asked if he would show them to me. He said he would sometime.

i live in Oregon now so I suspect there are more Chinese coins floating around the west coast .

I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




Comments

  • BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here in flyover country, fifteen years ago, I went into a mini-mall and there were seven or eight of those Auto dollars for sale. Chinese fakes. The sweet little old lady with the booth wanted $750 apiece for them.

    Proceed with caution.

  • bidaskbidask Posts: 13,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillDugan1959 said:
    Here in flyover country, fifteen years ago, I went into a mini-mall and there were seven or eight of those Auto dollars for sale. Chinese fakes. The sweet little old lady with the booth wanted $750 apiece for them.

    Proceed with caution.

    Yes I told him if he ever wants to sell to best get them certified.

    He said right now they are in 2x2 's .

    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's very easy for a Kweichow auto dollar to turn into a "ka-choo" auto dollar.
    Caution is the word on these cool coins.
    :)

  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,302 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When did you move to Oregon?

  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool but a lot of fakes out there.



    Hoard the keys.
  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :) !!!

    Timbuk3
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