Are these Chinese coins fakes?

CarlWohlforth · November 30, 2008 2:42AM

I read that Tael's should weigh 36 or 37 grams or so. The pages of my book say they weigh 26 or 27 grams. My postal scale shows they do weigh less than one ounce. So I'm thinking these are fakes. Agree or no? Or "you dummy you should have taken the coins out of the page before taking photos!"?

Ooops, my wife is telling me we have to go food shopping... I'll be back later...

sumnom · November 30, 2008 4:18AM

Yes.

ajaan · November 30, 2008 4:38AM

Is sumnom says yes, then they probably are.

coinkat · November 30, 2008 4:43AM

look carefully at the letters

sumnom · November 30, 2008 4:44AM

I thank you for your vote of confidence.

There are many, many sets like this. I have seen stacks and stacks of them for sale by street vendors in Seoul. Judging by the quality of the strikes, the style and arrangement of the lettering, and the coloration I am pretty confident in my assessment.

sumnom · November 30, 2008 4:48AM

We also note that an authentic example of the Fengtian tael pattern (the fist coin pictured) sold in 1991 for $187,000. So says Krause.

CarlWohlforth · November 30, 2008 5:27AM

As always, thanks!!!!

lordmarcovan · November 30, 2008 6:29PM

As has been said, the lettering just screams "fake".

sumnom · December 1, 2008 1:40AM

Hi there, stranger!

Are these Chinese coins fakes?

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