ID Of Chinese Coin For Basicbob Please (Id: 1921 China Republic 1 Dollar/Yuan)

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tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 09:59 am I received these photos from Basic Bob looking for some help. While he gets his gallery squared away, I thought I'd post these for him. This is what I received from him: Quote: I have it labeled as China, 1919-1921 but don't know where I got that info, picked it up in Korea around 1966. Report this Post to the Staff

basicbob101 Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 10:46 am thanxz tights, as stated above, found this in Korea in '66; have it labeled as China 1919-1921 but don't can't remember where I got this info from and whether it was a good source. Would appreciate verification/identification along with approx. value. It is silver, slightly larger than a Morgan dollar, scratchs are in celo of 2x2, not on coin. thanxz to all. bob Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 10:59 am It's a China Republic 1 dollar (yuan) Y#329.5 (reeded edge) or 329.6 (I understand this type would have plain edge) Looks like the date is "year 10" = 1921, though Krause says they were restruck. Edited by DL20K 02/19/2009 11:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
basicbob101 Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 11:44 am thanxz DL, any idea of value? I think I have about $1 USD in it. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 11:56 am Well, the book says $15 in Fine ($20), $16.50 ($32.50) in VF, $22.50 ($45) in EF. if it's the reeded edge var. As with many Chinese silver, I've seen counterfeits of this type, though if you have it since 1966 I think the chances of it being a fake are much smaller. I think someone else should address this issue since I haven't got much experience regarding counterfeits. Anyway, the weight of this coin should be 26.4 g. Report this Post to the Staff
basicbob101 Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 12:15 pm thanxz DL, don't have a gram-o-meter check weight, but will try to figure something out as to verify genuine or fake, like you said the possibilty of a fake I think is low due to time of possession. may have to take to Houston and let dealer check. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 1:53 pm Tap it with another coin and if it rings, it should be real. or... get a morgan, tap it with a quarter, and listen to the sound. Then tap the big-head coin with the quarter and if it sounds similar, then it should be real. Report this Post to the Staff
basicbob101 Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 3:31 pm thanxz WD...sounds the same, it also has the reeded edge. Report this Post to the Staff
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