Silver Bar - Chinese - Counterfeit or real?

Bar is 31.3 grams and test positive as silver but beyond that I don't know much about the markings and whether this is authentic or counterfeit. Any opinions welcome.
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How did you test it?
danger danger!
Could well be real but I am not sure I like it.
Not sure I get why this would be something to buy.
Tested is with Nitric acid.
It looks completely fake. I’d be very surprised if that tested as 99.5 silver.
Its fake. The bar is saying that it's 99.6% silver and has a weight of 99.5. With the date on the bar being 1937, the weight would most likely be in Tael which make no sense at all given the weight is just over 31 grams. The mandarin characters are somewhat incorrect also.
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what's on the reverse looks to be done with an engraver and not punches
I would not even consider such a bar.... May be real, probably fake.... Cheers, RickO
Well, even if fake, it could be good silver so you can melt it.
If it's not fake, some of these bars are far more valuable than the U.S. equivalent. So, there's that...
unless it has a lead core - can you do a specific gravity?
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Heavy Silver Plate (A1) will test like .925 or .999 unless you really know how to read the scratch test.
Do you have a picture of the acid test?
You could. Honestly, that one just looks bad.
If you were scrapping it as silver, take it to someone with a gun who might actually just cut it in half.
I don't read Chinese,,,,,,, where is the 1937 date?
On the front where the head is. It reads from right to left, Republic of China 26th year which is 1937.
It's modeled after the following coin
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6824.html
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It's the legend on the medallic "obverse". It's "Year 26".
OK, is it 1936 or 1937?
我很困惑
Wǒ hěn kùnhuò
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WTH????????
Whoops. 1937 sorry.
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LOL
So was I. Thank God for Google translate.
Do a specific gravity test, if it's lead inside you will find out.
bob
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It's saved me with my nephews wife. They live in Prague.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
If this bar were to be real, I would like it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain