Hi! What's This Non-Metallic Coin Worth?

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Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 10:03 am SCARCE FIBER COIN FROM WWII JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF CHINA Manchukuo(1932-1945) was a Japanese puppet state carved out of Northeastern China prior to World War II. Due to a severe metal shortage towards the end of the war, this 1945's 5 Fen coin was struck in a red fiber material rather than metal. It's said this historic World War II coin is one of the few circulating non-metallic coins of the century. Could you help me? Dear Buddy! Come on! Thanks a lot! Image: Image: Edited by Alf_coin 06/07/2006 05:58 am Report this Post to the Staff

Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 11:13 am Welcome!! My 2002 Krause has a value of $60 for vg to $100 for vf for a 1945 red fiber 5 Fen. Very interesting coin, thanks for sharing it!! Report this Post to the Staff
Buffaloboy5 Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 3:20 pm Very nice coin where did you get it Report this Post to the Staff
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 9:13 pm WOW! Faithful Appreciation to your answer! This cute coin is really interesting! It's said that it's the only one non-metallic coin of the 20th century! Right? Report this Post to the Staff
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 9:19 pm I got it from one friend came from China. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 9:23 pm No, it isn't the only non-metallic coin in existance. There is Japanese clay 1 sen coins minted because of the same reason. That said, even if the catalogue value is at 60USD, I believe it is severely overrated as I have seen it with my own eyes as low as 20USD. A site example here is: http://www.joelscoins.com/wwii.htm 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
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/01/2006 9:31 pm quote: Even if the catalogue value is at 60USD, I believe it is severely overrated as I have seen it with my own eyes as low as 20USD. Anyway, Could you give some reason? more detail? Why do you believe it's severely overrated? Thanks a lot! Edited by Alf_coin 06/01/2006 11:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/02/2006 07:53 am 20USD is for a bright XF that I saw the other day. I don't know how Krause managed to put a 60 dollar price tag beside it. If Joelscoin puts a VG at 16USD, I don't know how much lower he pays for them. That said, you cannot say Krause is a god when it comes to pricings - it is fairly bad when it comes down to world coin pricing - korean, russian coins etc are grossly undervalued whereas some obsucure countries are grossly overvalued. A good idea is to do a search on ebay to check on the pricing of your coin. Perhaps there are willing people who wants to pay more than the catalogue value. 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
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/02/2006 09:54 am Dear Gxseries Thanks for your professional reply! But, howerver, as you know, usually those pricings on ebay are various, though they're just only for same one type of coin! That does make me perplexed![:p] Anyway, here's another Rare Coin from Japanese Manchukuo. Could you give some advice on its worth, please? It's said it should be the rarest type, which is commonly called Aluminum Chiao, 1943(KT10) "rice type" Image: Image: Edited by Alf_coin 06/02/2006 10:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/02/2006 11:05 pm For some reason, I don't see the alumninum coin as often as the fiber coin but price wise, probably 5-10USD? Don't quote that though - use the price as a guide of what it can possibly be worth. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 06/03/2006 04:08 am CV in the latest Krause for year 10 (1943) on KM/Y# 12 (the 10 fen pictured above) is $400 in VF. It seems to be the "key date" in the Manchukuo series. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/03/2006 06:27 am 400? Who knows - maybe if it is a scarce year. I honestly want to know where Krause gets their price quotes though. Here is an online seller that sells the earlier example of 5 fen. http://www.anythinganywhere.com/com...v-mwc-cd.htm 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
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/06/2006 07:05 am quote: Originally posted by Sap CV in the latest Krause for year 10 (1943) on KM/Y# 12 (the 10 fen pictured above) is $400 in VF. It seems to be the "key date" in the Manchukuo series. Wow! It's a heart-stirrring news! Thank you! Sap Report this Post to the Staff
Buffaloboy5 Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 06/06/2006 5:18 pm Nice coin where did you get it Report this Post to the Staff
Alf_coin Valued Member China 79 Posts	Posted 06/06/2006 9:15 pm The former has been presented to me by a friend while the latter has been bought by myself from ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
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