Should we stop free trade with China ?
I went to China a month a go and the streets are lined with counterfeit goods. Every possible item. Pocket Books, CD’s DVD’s even old US currency as well as the Popular Panda Coin and so forth. I even saw much of it on Ebay. How much longer are we going to allow China to get away with this? The Chinese Govt claims to be cracking down on it but… Continue reading
Categories: Trivia Tags: china, chinese govt, counterfeit goods, currency, da qing zao bi chang, Ebay, panda, panda coin, pocket books
I have a silver one dollar US coin dated 1804 with Da Qing Zao Bi Chang on the edge, is it a counterfeit?
The coin was bought in Dubai by my father-in-law and given to me as a wedding present. I know one dollar coins with the date 1804 are pretty rare and rather priceless as one dollar coins weren’t struck after 1803 and weren’t re-struck until the 1830s (I think due to the cost of silver at the time), hence my reasoning behind it being fake. Also, Da Qing Zao Bi Chang… Continue reading
Categories: Trivia Tags: 1 dollar 1804, 1830s, china, da qing, da qing zao bi chang, dollar 1804 original, dubai, Mint, one dollar coins, quig zao bi chang
