please help identify

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mrp
Joined: 12 Apr 2017
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Posted: 26 Jun 2025, 10:12 #
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reverse is blank

ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 26 Jun 2025, 10:26 #
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 Similar 4 characters with blank reverse - 

N#212890 

N#27407 

 Welcome to the forum also. 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Frenchlover Catalogue referee
Joined: 16 Jul 2013
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Posted: 26 Jun 2025, 10:27 #
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Most probably

N#155582

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asimov37
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Posted: 26 Jun 2025, 10:59 #
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Ok for Tianxi Tongbao…

But the “tong” absolutely don't match with an original coin, and the weigth is far too high:

 

Forgery !

mrp
Joined: 12 Apr 2017
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Posted: 27 Jun 2025, 00:46 #
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Thanks for the responses. Should have mentioned it appears to be brass.

Thought it might be related to Tianxi.

Will put it aside as forgery. Thanks again

Frenchlover Catalogue referee
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Posted: 27 Jun 2025, 01:27 #
Edited: 27 Jun 2025, 08:28
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I found a genuine one !

This is a joke, just to react to the word "forgery." 

A fake is supposed to be similar to a genuine coin in size, weight, and calligraphy. Your coin doesn't have these characteristics. 

It's more of a charm with an elegant exaggeration of the character "Tong." 

It's certainly not 1,000 years old, but it's an auspicious coin.

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mrp
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Posted: 30 Jun 2025, 09:26 #
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You are right, not correct to call it a forgery. It is a nice piece and will go into my medals/tokens/charms collection. thanks for your interest

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