identify some chinese? coins

[rpeddie]

hi people

was just wondering if i could get some help with these coins to see where they come from and what they may be worth i managed to get them in a lot and cant seem to find what they are thanks in advance

have quite a lof of the same coin with varying quality just looking for a price range

also they seem to have different provinces, do these add different prices?

thanks

[Mr T]

Can you post a bigger picture and a picture of the other side?

[Generic Lad]

Check them with a magnet also. Chinese coins of that era are commonly faked. And by commonly I mean I've seen about 20 fake examples for every 1 genuine one. Now, without seeing better quality pictures I can't say for sure if yours is a fake or not, but if a magnet sticks to your coin (even weakly) you've got a fake coin. However, if a magnet doesn't stick to it, you may still have a fake piece, but if it sticks to the magnet, you can for sure know its a fake.

What worries me on your example is the "mushiness" of the lettering, although it could just be your photo.

[scott]

hard to tell if genuine with that picture, dunno if it is. not heard of lower demomination fakes but needs to be clearer.

Manchurian provinces 20 cents

it should be silver so yea. do magnet test.

Edited January 17, 2013 by scott