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Little I.D. help on this coin??

loditomloditom Posts: 684
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Found the coin this morning in a tot lot.
It is about the size of a silver dollar and has a little weight to it.
I had to use some baking soda on it as there was some small rust spot's on it but they came off real easy.
Thank's for any help and HH,Tom

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  • coinnut86coinnut86 Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭
    If no one here can help, you might try asking on the world coin forum

    Neat find! image
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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,106 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The lower picture looks like the reverse of a China Tai-ch'ing ti-kuo silver dollar 1908.
    The obverse I do not recognize.
    The regular coin obverse has a dragon and in a circle the English words "TAI-CH'ING TI-KUO SILVER COIN".
    It may be some kind of token or a "warlord" issued copy.

    Do you know what metal it is made of?

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  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    Check it with a magnet.

    My guess is that its a cheep Chinese fake made from pot metal and mismatched dies. I can buy them at the 99cent store here. I've seen 3 sizes.
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  • loditomloditom Posts: 684
    Hey Doc after seeing your post went and got a magnet to check it out and the magnet stick's to it.
    Oh well it's still an interesting find.HH,Tom
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,471 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My theory is it is a medal of some sort with one side mimicking an actual coin design.

    PS- very cool find, even if it ain't a coin. I'll bet it made your heart skip a beat when it came outta the ground, eh?

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