Is there anything of numismatic interest in Hong Kong?

Longacre

I am going to HK in October, and I was wondering if there is anything of numismatic interest there. I've never been to Hong Kong, but I hear that it is just another "big city" and nothing special. I was in Bangkok last year, and I was able to find a bunch of local coin shops within walking distance to my hotel. I'm staying at the Island Shangri-La, if that helps. Any thoughts?

shirohniichan

Watch out for good die-struck counterfeit trade dollars and seated dollars! Of course, there are also lots of counterfeit coins of nearly every country there.

wybrit

The old Victorian Hong Kong dollars are pretty cool and are quite valuable even in midgrade. The problem, as Shiroh has already perfectly stated, is counterfeiting. Not being an expert in the coins of that area, I would assume that every coin you find there is a fake, especially the HK dollars and the gold.