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VA_Collector_12121 New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 4:29 pm So at a local coin shop they have a little box of random foreign coins for 25 cents each. I came across this and tried looking it up but I'm still confused about the country of origin and year. I thought it was neat and I only paid a quarter :) Report this Post to the Staff

ASLAN TVorlon Pillar of the Community United States 1234 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 5:21 pm My only guess is Japan, the Chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Japanese Emperor. I'm sure someone will be along in no time to give a better answer for the date of it, a nice little item, 25 cents is a good price for it. Nice addition to the 'How far back can we go? Second Edition!' post. Make sure to post in the 'Welcome - Introduce Yourself Here' area. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=56 Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 5:35 pm I believe it is a Chinese coin, either late Empire or early Republic. The reverse (the side with out the dragon) has the 'boo' on the left hand side. Across from it, on the right is the mint. I've seen that mark before but I don't know what it is off hand. There should be some lettering around the dragon but I can't see any in the photo. Is it worn off? Report this Post to the Staff
VA_Collector_12121 New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 5:38 pm Quote: Is it worn off? I believe so. When I hold it at an angle I think I see extremely feint parts of characters. Report this Post to the Staff
mjjudd New Member Japan 39 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 6:07 pm Not japanse. Appears to be older Chinese cash coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 01/11/2014 12:46 pm Guangxu, Zhejiang, 10 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
VA_Collector_12121 New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 02:00 am Around what year do you think it is or are the factors for determining age worn off? Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 02:25 am I believe this is struck in between 1902 - 1905. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 04:50 am Quote: There should be some lettering around the dragon but I can't see any in the photo. Is it worn off? No. This particular variety is not supposed to have any English-language script around the dragon. Quote: Around what year do you think it is or are the factors for determining age worn off? Some Chinese 10-cash coins have dates on them, many do not. This particular variety (some variant of K/Y# 49) is known to have been issued in the Zhejiang (Chekiang) Province mint sometime in the period 1903-1906. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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