Is That A Genuine 1924 Republic Of China 20 Cash?

I'm not very sure about this one. The weight increase could signify a forgery, but I don't really see the point of a fake, especially in this condition. It wouldn't be worth much, according to Numista. (I might be wrong)

I don't think it's a modern copy, but a contemporary (circulating) counterfeit is not unreasonable. It could also be an "official" coin made from worn dies.

This is my example.



Weight 9.5g.

I don't recall this being rare. I would imagine copper coins struck in this era would have some weight variance.

@Albert. That's interesting! I am not familiar with Zachary. Other than the weight and dimensional difference. Is otherwise everything else the 3 var similar on the Obverse and Reverse?

This copper coin attracts the attention of coin collectors. Not only does it combine Chinese, Manchu and English characters, setting a precedent for the unique characters of copper coins in the Republic of China, it also changes the currency value of twenty characters to "double coin". What is puzzling is that the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Manchu dynasty and established the Republic of China. After the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty announced his abdication, there was no trace of Manchu characters on the gold, silver, and copper coins minted and issued by the Republic of China. However, there are still Manchu characters on this double coin minted in the 13th year of the Republic of China.

It is difficult to determine where this coin is minted and there are constant controversy.

There are 3 mains theories:

1. Shanxi Mint. Yan Xishan, a warlord who occupied Shanxi Province, served as commander-in-chief of the navy, army and air force of the Republic of China, chairman of the National Government Committee. He once minted a huge amount of copper coins in Shanxi and set a new exemplary on the copper coins. The first was title "China", the words "Copper Coin" was mostly in the eight-year and the ten-year edition. These were circulated in the Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and Sui provinces at that time. There were no place names, mint names or government names on the coins.

2. Hebei Mint. In the "Collection of Chinese Copper Coins" written by Dai Qingbo published by Hunan Publishing House. It is clearly stated that this coin was produced by the Hebei Province Koubei Mechanical Copper Coin Bureau from the 13th to the 16th year of the Republic of China. The "Concise Dictionary of Coins" compiled by the famous numismatist Sun Zhong also confirmed that this coin was minted by the Koubei Mint in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.

3. The third is "uncertainty" and it is difficult to make a conclusion. For example, the book "Chinese Machine-made Copper Coins" published by Liaoning Province Liaoshen Publishing House and published by Zhang Peilin and others did not classify this coin in the mints of Shanxi or Hebei, but "put it in another volume."

Based on the above points of view, inclination to believe that the coin was minted by the Koubei Mint in Hebei Province. Because in the 13th year of the Republic of China, the factory not only minted the "double" Chinese copper coins, but also minted the ten cash Chinese copper coins, and it was still in production until the 15th year of the Republic of China. There are relatively many double coins from the 13th year of the Republic of China, and there are very few double coins from the 15th year of the Republic of China. Nevertheless, these copper coins are all sought after by numismatist for collection.

The significance of collection is not only to own the collection, but the greater pleasure lies in deciphering the historical value contained in the collection.