1868 HK dollar Authentic and what grade?

coffeyce

Here's a piece I picked up about 25 mins ago. Not sure how reliable coin stores are here in HK but was a cheap gamble.

Any guess on if authentic and what it would grade

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brg5658

Not authentic. Edward VII would not be on a coin from 1868. Queen Victoria was the monarch at that time, and a portrait similar to that of Edward VII wasn't used until the early 1900s.

7Jaguars

Appears to have a cast effect also when looking at the general graininess...

brg5658

I agree. Looks like a cast copy (probably in copper or iron), with a "silver wash" of some-sort.

I hope you didn't pay more than a dollar or two for it as a trinket.

coinkat

The date on the coin and the portrait of Edward VII is enough... no further commentary is needed.

Type2

Not authentic.

Dennis88

Before you purchase any more coins I would buy a catalog and study it; figure out what types are there, what queens and kings are on the coins, and when they ruled. Doing so will not only give you the opportunity to learn a lot about history, it will also prevent mistakes such as this coin, which is as others have pointed out an obvious counterfeit that can not be genuine.

Dennis

lordmarcovan

VERY bad fake.

coffeyce

yea I got a catalog just didn't have it with me at the time and HK is a new seriers im collecting. it was in the 2$ bin so now I know why. no loss. ill hang on to it as a learning souvenir

thanks all