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These coins are in rough shape, but they have sentimental value to me. My dad brought these home from WWII. For those of you who can figure out Kanji ... I would like to know : Denomination Year made Chinese or Japanese and if you want to guess, a value in todays market for insurance... Thanks In advance... Coin #1   Coin #2   Coin #3   Coin #4   Coin #5   Coin #6   Coin #7   Coin #8   Coin #9   Coin #10   Coin #11   Coin #12   Coin #13   Coin #14   Coin #15   Coin #16   Thanks in Advance for any help... |
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Mostly Chinese.
One of the experts on these types will help you out shortly.
Neat coins. My dad's Asian coins from WWII were almost all the tin and zinc wartime Japanese issues.
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Yikes, that is a lot of coins; best practice would be to split this up into more manageable groups of three or so.
Also, any chance that you can confirm that the silver-colored coins are not attracted to a magnet? These may all be real, but my first guess is always going to be fake with them.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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The silver ones are extremely light, like aluminum. They have been in our possession since 1945...
Number 14 is a high relief, but the rim has smashed.
Edited by mtuma3
05/27/2018 5:45 pm
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Korea, Republic Of
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I'll identify the Korean and Japanese ones:
Korean: Surprise, neither Chinese or Japanese (for future reference, some elements that should give off whether it's a Korean coin are circles and ovals in the characters.). Coin #7 is the only Korean coin in the batch. It's a 1/4 Yang, Gwangmu Year 2 (1898), back in the days of the Korean Empire. Copper-Nickel composition.
Japanese:
#1- 1 Sen, Showa 11 (1936).
#5- (the obverse pic is upside down)1 Sen, Taisho 13 (1924).
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05/27/2018 6:19 pm
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Thanks Matteproof! My Dad was on Guam, Okinawa (Wounded there) and Tsing Tao China... I'm thinking the coins came from his time in Tsing Tao.
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They have been in our possession since 1945... Ok good news then! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Counterfeiters worked on paper money back then... Coins were more difficult and not worth it then.
Anyone on the Chinese coins?
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05/27/2018 11:12 pm
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Still looking for help on the Chinese coins!
Thanks
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Thanks Crazyb0... Took a while but I found a few of them on that site!
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This is quite a treat! All of them look genuine as far as I'm concerned. Hope this helps:
1. Japan Showa 11 (1936) 1 sen
2. China Kiang nan (Jiangnan) Province 1901 1.44 mace - 20 cents
3. China Republic 1914 20 cents
4. Same as 3.
5. Japan Taisho 13 (1924) 1 sen
6. China Hupeh (Hubei) Province ND (~1894) 1.44 mace - 20 cents
7. Korea 1898 1/4 yang. Contempory Japanese counterfeit
8. China Kwangtung (Guangdong) Province 1920 20 cents
9. China Federal Reserve Government 1942 1 jiao
10. China Republic 1940 1 fen
11. China Federal Reserve Government 1941 5 fen
12. China Kwangtung (Guangdong) Province ND (~1906) 10 cash
13. China Hupeh (Hubei) Province 1906 10 cash
14. China Republic 1914 10 cash
15. China Repbulic 1905 20 cash? A bit worn - can't quite tell
16. China Federal Reserve Government 1942 1 fen
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Wow! Thanks gxseries!
As a side note, my wife and I just did a Viking river cruise on the Rhine. Got to be friends with a couple from Australia... He was a retired Sgt in your army. Had a lot of fun together...
Mark
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@gxseries do you know the value of coin #3? I have a similar coin.
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Australia
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silverai - need photos to start off with. Assuming it's similar to the condition above, maybe 30 - 50 dollars. Again, I don't keep track of varieties which mean it could potentially be worth more.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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