Kiang-Nan Provinence 10 Cash - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 2 / Views: 4,287
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15394 Posts	Posted 06/09/2010 9:32 pm Geepers ..... these early Chinese 10 Cash are a real chore for me to ID. Here goes my second attempt ..... still 8 of these coins to go through .... I am calling this coin Y-138.1 as shown on Page 422 of the 2008 Edition of Krause. My research says this is a copper coin, unknown mintage, from 1905. Measured diameter is 28.4mm with a plain (non-reeded) edge. For the debate part ...... this could also catalogued two other coins ... Y-138 is the same as above but with a hyphen between the obverse wording '10 Cash'. My worn coin is damaged at this critical area ...... but appears in-hand to not have a hyphen between the words. Y-B140 ... a Mule coin with obverse of Y-138 (above) and reverse of Y-10K. I have stared at the Krause photo of Y-10K reverse until my eyes are watering ..... and can not see any differences from that photo and my coin ..... but not sure about this detail. Anyways ..... having a blast and LEARNING a LOT with my bag of childhood coins. As always ..... I appreciate and value any input you may have on this coin. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 06/09/2010 10:08 pm There we go, first it was Y2K, now it's Y-10K! That one has very different legend around the dragon! I do agree on 138.1, it doesn't appear that there was a hyphen there. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 06/10/2010 04:01 am According to the Woodward book I quoted earlier, this is number 734, obverse K, reverse 10. That would be KM/Y# 138. Quote: Y-B140 ... a Mule coin with obverse of Y-138 (above) and reverse of Y-10K. I have stared at the Krause photo of Y-10K reverse until my eyes are watering ..... and can not see any differences from that photo and my coin ..... but not sure about this detail. If you look at the pics of KM/Y 10k, you'll see the reverse (dragon-side) design is radically different, with the TAI CHING TI KUO COPPER COIN legend in Western script around it, rather than KIANG-NAN TEN CASH. The pics in Krause for KM/Y B140 are wrong; that's a pic either of another example of KM/Y 138, or of a variety not otherwise mentioned in Krause (but mentioned in Woodward as number 735) which is very similar to KM/Y 138 but has a comma-shaped swirl on the fireball coming out of the dragon. Your coin is too worn there to tell if there's a swirl on the fireball or not. 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
	Replies: 2 / Views: 4,287

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.17 seconds to rattle this change.