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Tissue test? John1  Edited by John1
01/10/2023 6:30 pm
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Year 9 fat man dollar details looks pretty good to me, should weight 26.4 g if your scale doesn't provide at least 0.01 gram.
The rim is larger than normal which bother me somewhat, and silver color seems off, need better white balance from these pictures.
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Thanks for the feedback. It passed the tissue test. Unfortunately, my scale is pretty limited and my photography sucks. I will try to get accurate of a more detailed scale. |
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I like the idea of you upgrading your scale. It would be nice to measure the specific gravity of this one.
"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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Family collection that I'm going through.
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Look for "Chinese Republic" coins. Possibly "Kwangtung" dynasty.
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Family collection that I'm going through.
That's a good sign! |
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"Possibly "Kwangtung" dynasty."
Kwangtung is a region in China, not a dynasty.
This coin is post dynasty China, obverse symbols indicates that it was minted in republic year 9 (1922).
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Kwangtung is a region in China, not a dynasty. Thank you for the correction. You are so right! :-) |
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Hello! General Yuan Shi Kaļ (second president of the Chinese Republic,settled in 1912) silver 1 yuan coin (''Fat Man'' dollar) looks genuine to me. Andi  |
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That coin seems off to me, at least on the fatman side. The hair looks wrong, as does the mustache. I checked ebay to find a slabbed MS 64 fatman sold with many bids, and the hair and mustache are different. This coin is heavily counterfeited. If real, it would be a very high grade coin to have so little wear. Send it off for grading, and if real it would be worth well over $1,000 I think. But do specific gravity and precise weight tests first, as if it is fake you might determine that without cost. |
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I agree that the hair looks kind of wonky.
I'd also check on the thickness to make sure it's accurate.
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For wizened! Hello! 1000$?  This is the commonest silver coin of the early Chinese republic! True that heavily counterfeited but if genuine it is not worth more than 100$, in XF condition! (200usd if MS60) This is what you ment,NO?! And you have put another 0 by error!  Andi Edited by Andi10
02/15/2023 4:53 pm
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Thanks for the feedback. I did send the pics to dragon dollar and this was the reply.
Hello,
You have a genuine 1920 Yuan Shih Kai dollar in AU condition, lightly cleaned. It should be worth about $150 USD.
Kind regards,
Raphael Prevost
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