This coin has the seven characters like Y-329.6, but it also has two other characters, left and right of the figure on the obverse. I can't find this exact version in my catalogs or in Numista. Any ideas, Chinese coin experts? Photos attached.
Thanks,
Raider
P.S. Got this one and a Y-318A dollar at a flea market for $5.00 US!
I have seen a picture with an obverse like yours - with the characters left and right (as well as with those across the top). Though it is only a 20 Cents that I have seen.
What I saw also had explanation that the character on the left is called "Tsao" and "Hu" on the right, of the military bust of Yuan Shih-k'ai facing to the left. As you know the symbol for 9 is in the date, making it 1920 for your coin. That 20 Cents coin I saw was Y# 406 and was from Hubei / Hupeh province of China.
Since writing the above, I have seen another picture. The reverse (your picture is upside-down as the ribbon should be at the bottom) is described as 'denomination within grain wreath' and the top of the two characters of the 20 Cents is different from yours, so I assume then it is correct that yours is a dollar coin. Plus the one I saw had lettering across the top of the reverse as well, which yours does not. Other information (for the 20 Cents) is ... Wuchang Mint : Silver : Year 9 (1920) : (Kann 765; L&M 191).
I have seen these coins around here, at my local flee market, in sets of six(6 different coins per pack) in a soft plastic holder.The ones I have seen are fake, I'm sure. They have a box full of these holders, with coins. All of them are the same coins in the same conditions.
Not to say that yours isn't real, just telling you what I've seen.
That coin seems a bit odd to me. The color look off and the condition is too good. It really looks like the replicas sold at the local pawn shop for $5. Check it with a magnet and scale. In absence of a scale, compare to a US silver dollar. If is noticably lighter, it is a replica.
Yes, the rotation is a bit off. I checked the coin with a magnet and it is not magnetic (non-ferrous). I don't have a scale, but it seems to compare equally with a US silver dollar. My local flea market is turning out to be a source of some odd finds!
I thought that maybe the extra two characters might make this coin part of the later issues or maybe struck for a specific region, like Tibet, but that is only guessing.
Let me know if you find any other info, and thanks a lot for your help. Do you think it was a good deal for $4.50 US?
Цитата: RaiderI thought that maybe the extra two characters might make this coin part of the later issues or maybe struck for a specific region, like Tibet, but that is only guessing.
I thought this had been answered, but I guess not.
Umm - no it's not ! Look at me, debating with a Chinese coin expert.
But it's not that coin for two reasons ...
Firstly, among the numerals at the top of the coin in your link, is the number 3 making it 1914 like it says. But the coin in question has a 9 making it 1920 date. The coin you chose was only made in 1914.
Secondly, the two extra symbols (one each left and right) are different on the coin in your link than the original at the start of the Topic. The one I saw a picture of, from Hupeh Province, did have the same two symbols as the original. The reverse may be the same, but not the obverse. But what do I know
Just kidding. But I actually read this and responded right after jumping out of bed. Okay, so umm it's from Hupeh. Problem is, no such coin exists except a 2 Jiao coin of the same date. Therefore, the coin is fake, even if made of silver.
Maybe if I did some deep research, I could find some more information but uhh so far it seems fake to me; also the condition is too nice.
Kenny
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