1890 1 Yuan "silver Cake," China-Kweichow. Lm-606 K-12, PCGS MS-61

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 05/07/2026 10:44 am PCGS - The "Silver Cake." This is a 1 yuan from Year 16 (1890), during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Its cake-like figure and neon blue toning set it apart—but so does its rarity, as the sole example graded by PCGS. It last realized $1,140,000. Check out Coins from the Chinese Empire on ebay Check out Coins from the Chinese Empire on ebay Check out Books on Chinese Coins on Amazon Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/07/2026 11:08 am Amazing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5818 Posts	Posted 05/07/2026 9:21 pm That dragon looks kind of weird? But for a coin worth over million dollars I take it. And I don't recognize that top character on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5818 Posts	Posted 05/07/2026 9:54 pm Did a Google translate, blew my mind that it could mean Guizhou, Qian could describe as the previous named province, and the word below it means fortune or treasure. Qian Treasure. Or PCGS has it as Kweichow. (Guizhou) Edited by macmercury 05/07/2026 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 05/07/2026 10:20 pm Very beautiful coin! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1910 Posts	Posted 05/12/2026 10:01 pm When I became interested in Chinese, I read about "cake". At the time it was not an ornate coin design. I read it was more like a compressed clump of silver. Horn Silver? Perhaps some magnetic component? Like the hammered " dump" coinage? But crusty silver instead of copper. Anyone else study about "Silver Cake"? Maybe it was online or one of the Kann books? Report this Post to the Staff
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1890 1 Yuan "Silver Cake," China-Kweichow. Lm-606 K-12, PCGS MS-61