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Sword made from Chinese cash coins. Antique mall pickup

DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 26, 2019 3:25PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

I was able to talk it down to 36.00. I know very little about Chinese cash coins, just a joke about a chicken standing on a goat house.
Is there any shot at a better coming coin being somewhere in there? Is this “real” in the sense that it came from wwii as trench art?
If it’s not authentic. I’m tempted to check out what’s in the handle

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  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No idea, but a great & interesting find.

  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭✭

    I have seen other Chinese cash coin sculptures before but never owned one. I do not believe it is trench art, more likely folk art. This one is cool looking! I would leave it as is.

    Gene

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  • StorkStork Posts: 5,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is cool...I'd leave it be and try and figure a way to hang it on the wall as a decoration without my husband noticing. (He tried to sneak a bike frame in as 'wall art' so, you know, retaliation :smiley: )


  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for such a considered response.
    I’m surprised to learn those may be 1600s coins. Itll stay together

  • JBKJBK Posts: 14,637 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree - not WWII or trench art (although a vet could have brought it back).

    As long as it is vintage and not modern replicas (looks legit), I'd keep it as is. Well worth what you paid as a display item for a coin collector.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A little funky for my taste but I do like the way someone uses the holes to link them into shapes. I've seen many human figure coin pieces. Enjoy. Peace Roy

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