Posted 9 years ago
SpiritBear
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This is a Kwang-Tung Province coin of 1 Mace and 44 Candareens. It is Chinese, basically, and the Mace and Candareens is the weight-- not denomination. This was 20 cents and made between 1890 and 1908.
The designer and engraver did a glorious job, in my opinion. I do not envy the job.
The dragon's face looks like it just saw something more scary than a glimpse in a mirror !
bb2 >>> It saw me! [;>)))))
LOL. Very funny, you two.
Well, we think so. LOL!!
Of course you know that mudwoman posted the same coin.
I know of the post, assume it was inspired by mine as these aren't super common, and learned that hers is from another Province and is fake.
Most collectors come into a fake at some point. I have a fake, albeit I doubted it was even real when I picked it up.
My coin shown here, though, is real.
nice an Y# 201, did you weigh it , a lot of them are silver coated must weigh
5, 5 gram