2 Jiao Memento: Birth Of The Republic Y-317 - Real?

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Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 07/28/2023 4:15 pm I have received a large collection of asian / Chinese coins. I unfortunately have no knowledge of the coins. They were purchased from an estate in which the collector had owned a coin shop in the 1980's & 1990's. They had said he sold the majority of his collection before his passing. I will be posting quite a few more Chinese coins. This coin was in a envelope marked "Republic Y-317" I was wondering about the authenticity of this coin as well as date / variety info & approx value. Majority of coins have been in brown paper envelopes for who knows how long. I was able to test that the coin was 90% silver on my sigma metalytics machine. Diameter of the coin is 23mm. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 07/28/2023 4:27 pm My first impression is negative. I have a collection of fakes so I'll take a look and follow up with a better answer. edited: My fake does share some tiny details I see in both coins and mine is attracted to a magnet. The piece should be close to 23.5 mm by 1.25 mm and weigh 5.2 grams. My coin is a little too big, too thick and doesn't weigh enough. Even though the hair seems odd, my photo notes say mine is a good likeness of a legitimate coin. Edited by Albert 07/28/2023 4:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 07/28/2023 4:48 pm Quote: My first impression is negative. But I have a collection of fakes so I'll take a look and follow up with a better answer. My fake does share some tiny details I seen in both coins and mine attracted to a magnet. My diameter is a little too large, too thick and doesn't weigh enough. Even though the hair seems odd, my photo notes say mine is a good likeness of a legitimate coin. Appreciate the info, may I ask what the correct diameter & thickness is? I unfortunately dont currently have access to a scale. This coin is non-magnetic and seems to be silver & tests ok on a sigma, but I dont have a shop with an xrf within a hundred miles. EDIT - I see the dimensons you mentioned & I had rounded down. Diameter with calipers is 23.39mm & thickness is approx 1.54mm. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Edited by Jakes Coins 07/28/2023 4:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25166 Posts	Posted 07/28/2023 4:56 pm Here is the Numista listing: 2 Jiao Memento: Birth of the Republic https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22876.html Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 07/28/2023 5:07 pm Very accurate measures and SG calculations can be key factors for authenticity. I have too many fakes that can be look-a-likes to the real deal. I may be the worse person on this forum to pass judgement just based in pictures. SG can be very useful and can easily be done at home. I have high cost top end gear for the most critical cases but also am comfortable with results using items costing a small fraction of the lab gear. Perhaps with some error, but likely well enough to tell good from bad in nearly all cases. Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 10/28/2023 10:18 am The long wait is over, pcgs revealed the grades.. 14/14 coins came back Genuine ! Some surprises both ways.. will post tv photos (for the ones that have them) and grades for the 8 coins I posted about. This one is unfortunately a slight let down, Pcgs Genuine PVC residue.. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Edited by Jakes Coins 10/28/2023 10:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 10/28/2023 1:35 pm Congratulations on the perfect score, woot woot. Just curious, how much is grading in the States? Edited by Numister 10/28/2023 1:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 10/28/2023 3:21 pm Quote: Just curious, how much is grading in the States? I purchased the platinum membership for 8 of the coins and then regular goldshield for the additional 6. With registered mail costs I think it totaled out somewhere around $650 for the grading costs. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
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