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Sweden
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Hello all, My first post here after being a longtime lurker. Here's the deal - I know nothing absolutely of Chinese coinage and I'm hoping that someone might know a bit more then myself. What I have found out so far... Tang Chi-Yao, Yunnan province. Likely early 20th century. 1917 - 1930's. 50 cent or 20 cent, roughly 38mm in diameter. Brass or Copper. Pretty sure that it's not silver. Doesn't have the "ping." Link I found to a live auction... Close items here but no my coin. http://www.liveauctioneers.com/cata...25881/page16It looks like it had been in the dirt for sometime, a buddy gave this to me when he moved out awhile back. I thought it was a cool token of some sorts and had have never researched it until now. Any thoughts or experts? I posted this initially over at reddit.com and was referred to here by the moderator for help. Here is the original posting... http://www.reddit.com/r/coins/comme...ese_coinage/Scanned images of the coin: http://imgur.com/a/jEhiGPhotos of the coin: http://imgur.com/a/0ZexqCheers!  Edited by SpareHuman
02/06/2012 12:27 pm
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Your coin is Yunnan 50 cash, No date but made around 1920. Not the most common coin, though not particularly scarce. It seems legitimate, though the bust looks perhaps a little off, I think its just the scan.
In a better condition that could be 3rd party graded, it can fetch a decent amount of money, though in this condition it wouldn't worth a huge amount. If you would like advice regards selling the piece, just let me know i'll be happy to help.
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Also, welcome to the forum! There is an expert for just about every coin topic somewhere on here
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Valued Member
 Sweden
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Thanks for the response and the welcome!
What's most perplexing about this piece is the flag and mustache, and in particular, the variety of them. I have yet to find one that exactly matches. I'm under the assumption that there were probably some variations in the strike. As far as authenticity, I have no idea. It was given to me by a friend who knew that I was a collector.
No plans to sell, I like a well-rounded collection, just a bit more spice to it I suppose.
I've seen the costs range from $600 to $15,000 for this type of coin. I would like to narrow the scope so that I know exactly what I have. Obviously subjective... depending on the usual range of factors.
It's a really cool piece though and the price was just right!
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