Real or Fake?

historygeek

A seller on Ebay is offering this coin for sale... Fake Chinese coins are getting harder and harder to distinguish from the real thing.

Here's a real one

spinaker2000

there seems to be details in the bottom one that aren't on the top one, but you are right. Looks pretty good.

wildjag

I vote that its a fake. The obverse details do not look right

satootoko

<< <i>I vote that its a fake. The obverse details do not look right >>

I agree, especially around the eyes and the shape of the ear.

Even more telling IMHO, however, is the wreath on the reverse. Draw a line from the center of the coin to the 10:00 position, and then look at the wreath leaf detail traversed by that line.

Have you gotten the diameter and weight information?

historygeek

Thanks for the posts, I missed some things that you guys picked up. And no I dont have the weight information.

HG