5 Cents 1898. PEI Yang Arsenal, Kuang-Hsü Year 24 Estate Find

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Solver3301 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 12:47 am I found this in an old estate jewelry box, its solid sterling. Does it look authentic? Should I send it in for grading? * Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Please put as much info in the title as you can, they are very important. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 04:08 am The pros are going to want weight and size. Have you done the tissue test? Magnate test? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Solver3301 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 05:13 am Thank you John. Its around 10mm in size. Smaller and much thinner than a U.S. dime. It weighs 1.27 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Solver3301 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 05:30 am Here's a photo of it next to a dime Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 09:21 am That's a 10 cent coin of the province of Chili in China. y70 in Krause. It is listed as 82% silver, and it looks to be in Fine Condition at best. Assuming that it is not a fake, NGC lists its value at $8 in VG and $75 in VF. Hence not worth the cost of grading. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 10:42 am NGC is, of course, just Krause data. Krause (RIP) pricing for Chinese coins... in 2024? For real?!! Yes, it is, um, Chihli province, China... Year 24 (1898). However, as the weight and size suggest, it's actually the 5 cents (AKA "3.6 candareens") rather than the 10 cents denomination. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...duid-1299483 Miracle of miracles, it looks genuine! I chuckled when I saw the "Yuan... estate find". The Yuan is the large, dollar equivalent coin, and 99% of such coins posted on forums are obvious modern fakes from people with apparently very undiscerning grandparents. Even a lot of the minor denominations are faked. This piece, however, appears honest. A tad grungy, but certainly not a horrible piece overall. Some comparables... First, a screenshot of ebay sales over the last few years. Then, a few Stack's auction links. Several of these are, to me anyway, overgraded - both major grading services have gotten rather liberal on lower/mid-grade circulated world pieces. At any rate, look at the actual coins themselves vs. yours and compare. These really jump in price in better grades but this specimen isn't there. Still a nice find - definitely a better Chinese minor. I included some "Year 23"... slightly lower mintage than "Year 24" and thus a tad scarcer, but their value is in the ballpark. https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...vironmental- https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...pcgs-fine-12 https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...e-vf-details https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...-gold-shield Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 10:45 am Moderators, for better pertinence, can the title of this thread be edited to "5 cents 1898..." rather than the incorrect "1 Yuan 1898..."? Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 11:55 am Yes, sorry it is the 5 cents! Sorry, for some reason I was thinking it was 2.7 grams not 1.27 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/03/2024 2:55 pm I fixed the title John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187475 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 10:30 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36416 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 7:38 pm Looks genuine and grade F-15. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 10:32 am Scratches in the middle might hurt the grade, nevertheless still a difficult coin to find today. Nice one! This is my example that I bought many years back My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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