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Coinzguy Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 1:26 pm Any help with identification is appreciated. 21.73 g 39 mm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 1:35 pm @coinzguy, can you please confirm whether or not this piece is attracted to a magnet? Thx. These early 20th Century Chinese Yuans are often faked. "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 Edited by Spence 12/07/2019 2:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinzguy Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 5:10 pm It is not attracted to a magnet. Is that good or bad? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 5:26 pm Well that's good as it should be silver. How about the weight? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 6:09 pm If it's genuine, try either of these: KM# Pn52, Kann# 664 Pattern or Y# 332 Circulating Commemorative I can't really see any difference between the two. Both silver, both 26.8g and 39mm and 1916 life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 12:04 am The coin is without any doubt in my mind a Numismatic Forgery - the weight is simply too low for a genuine coin and there are very tiny details common to most forgeries. Too many small raised pimples on the coin surface - poor die surfaces - irregular beads at edge and a poorly fitting collar. Finally the portrait is just simply a bad job. Human faces are hard to get right and this face is not the same person that was on the coin. Just look at the eyes - this guy is scared stiff. The plume on the cap looks like an old mop. The dragon design is poor as well, in particular it lacks sharp scales and the details are incorrect. Zero chance it is genuine. Unlikely to be silver. A $5 coin tops. Report this Post to the Staff
StormyCatt New Member Canada 15 Posts	Posted 12/21/2019 05:01 am Unfortunately I can almost guarantee that this isn't genuine as well. If you compare Yuan Shikai's eyes, his coat buttons, and the medal on his chest with an original, they're all off. Personally I would avoid potentially high value Chinese and Japanese coins that has that flat luster. Report this Post to the Staff
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