7 Mace 2 Candareens - Guangxu... just picked this up

Hi,

I've found and ID this coin here. But have no idea what the value is. I'm new to coin collecting and would love to have more information and the value. Thank you for any help and your time.



I found this here https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5507.html    ... it's the same coin I'm sure.

Thank you for any help!!!

here's the ngc price for ms60
http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/world-coin-prices.aspx?category=117168&worldcoinid=300466&FromSearch=true

Απόσπασμα: tony_k_1965here's the ngc price for ms60
http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/world-coin-prices.aspx?category=117168&worldcoinid=300466&FromSearch=true

Wouldn't that be awesome to have one that was uncirculated lol.  
Thank you for looking.

Hi BSmithi,

Although this may seem like a rare find, what you have here is a fake. Chinese dollar coins are copied very often, and based on the cuds and weak strike on the obverse, I am leaning towards positive that this coin is fake.

I recommend checking the weight of the coin before drawing conclusions.

yep, husband just weighed it.  It's suppose to be 27.4 it was 26.6
Left my son in tears, it was for him.  That sucks.  I was worried when I couldn't find it anywhere online lol.

Wow, that sucks.

but, it's bound to happen.

Suggestions for alternatives that are also pretty nice

French 5 francs (crown sized and silver)
British crowns
Morgan/trade dollar
Spanish 5 peseta (1870 is best date )
and Philippine pesos (silver, USA administration)

Απόσπασμα: BSmithiyep, husband just weighed it.  It's suppose to be 27.4 it was 26.6
Left my son in tears, it was for him.  That sucks.  I was worried when I couldn't find it anywhere online lol.

That is not a great deal weight difference especially a coin of that age, it's only .8g out, wear and tear could make that difference easily. Have it checked properly or if possibly put separate pictures of obv & rev

A gram is actually a noticeable difference regarding coins like these.

What makes this coin fake, apart from weights (which is why I don't trust them) is the weak strike of the characters on the top of the coin, especially the Guang of Guangdong.

This week I found some coins at a vintage fair, one seller hase more Chinese coins ... but there were fake   and I have not bought.

Same for me.

I go to my local flea market where this one seller sells no less than 100 fake silver world crowns for a buck each, along with common, cheap Morelos pesos from the 70's. But on the upside I get one or two rare coins every time for little to nothing.