Help Identifying Set Of Coins Found In Old Storage

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nicklsu1 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 10:31 am Since there are no English markings, I'm having trouble identifying. Anyone? Thanks so much in advance for your help! Moved to regular World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 12:15 pm Could you post close-up pics of each of the coins and the writing on the box? From what I can see these are commemorative coins about year of the dragon, from the box writing (which I guessed) and seeing as the year on the coin you put on close up is 1989, one of the Chinese "Year of the Dragon" years. Report this Post to the Staff
denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 4:01 pm Looks like one of the many many sets made to commemorate the Lunar Year of the Dragon. They are not legal tender, not issued by any of the Chinese mints and not silver, although they may be plated with a few milligrams of silver. Can you post some pics of the reverse ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 7:47 pm I'm afraid they are indeed legal tender coins. They are from Taiwan, circulating commemorative 10 dollar coins dated Year 89 of the Republic (AD 2000). They're quite small, the same size and composition (cupronickel) as regular 10 dollar coins. All five coins are the same; the top two show the reverse, the bottom three the obverse. NGC database entry. I do not believe this is an "official" set, but a set assembled privately for sale as a Chinese New Year / New Millennium souvenir. 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
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 06/28/2014 09:16 am Yes, agree with Sap, the coins were struck as New Millennium souvenir but can also be a legal tender. The side with denomination 10 dollars shows Republic of China Year 98 (= Y2000), this is the Year of Dargon in Chinese tradition. Report this Post to the Staff
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