Help identifying a coin - Chinese fatman?

Littletweed · December 20, 2014 5:25AM

Any help as to what this coin is would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

StrikeOutXXX · December 20, 2014 7:56AM

Do you have a scale to weigh it in grams? My guess is it will not be 26.4 - 26.8

The reverse certainly looks like a 1916 China Dollar (Yuan) Y#332 K#663
Here is one: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=1883771&AucID=1768&Lot=424&Val=39d9b831cce4fb716ea70ab1915262ad

But the Obverse belongs to a 1914 China Dollar (Yuan) Y#329
Here are some of the 1914 varieties:
http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?topic=3407.0

I suspect it's a modern counterfeit/fantasy, but I'll let the experts chime in (I'm usually the one being told my coins are fake 8-) )

sumnom · December 20, 2014 10:44AM

This is not my area bu I say it is f-a-k-e. Each face is from a different coin. I note too that the obverse is dated 1914 and the reverse is dated 1916.

sumnom · December 20, 2014 10:46AM

One might also point out that the obverse legend reads "Republic of China" while the reverse reads "Empire of China." Two different dates, two different states.

Type2 · December 21, 2014 4:41PM

Well this one does not look good sorry. Has that look of not being real.

This is how it shuld look.
Yuan Shi Kai (Hung hsien) Flying Dragon Dollar 1916

Yuan Shikai or Fat man

Help identifying a coin - Chinese fatman?

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