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andrewjs18 Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 01:59 am bought a bunch of silver coins from a friend and he included these 2 coins, but he wasn't sure what they were and I'm not sure either. don't mind the photos as I'm no photographer. 1st coin front/back photos: 2nd coin front/back photos (yes, it's rough): Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 02:08 am 1st one is supposed to be a "Fat Man Dollar", Chinese Republic, year 3 (1914), one of the most counterfeited coins in the world. 2nd looks like Canadian 10 cents with George V. The sizes of the two coins are supposed to be drastically different, it doesn't look so on your picture. Are they both small? Report this Post to the Staff
andrewjs18 Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 02:11 am the coins are dime sized. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 02:34 am OK, then I'd say Can. 10 cents is real, and it is silver. The purity, though, depends on the year: 1912-19 they were sterling (92.5%) with .0691 ASW, and 1920-36 80% with .06 oz. ASW. The "Chinese" is a "mini", a play money, most likely a base metal. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 02:44 am Chinese is a 10 Cent(1 Chiao) Yr3 1914. Y#326 Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 02:48 am Right you are, DCH, I was sloppy! Then it is 70% silver with .0607 oz. ASW. Report this Post to the Staff
andrewjs18 Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 03:14 am thanks folks. can't really see the year on the Canadian coin as it's in pretty rough shape. Report this Post to the Staff
andrewjs18 Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:17 am do you guys have a link where I can view the silver weights for these coins? I want to bookmark it so if I'm ever to buy anymore coins I have a reference. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:33 am Andrew, I'm not familiar with a comprehensive coin value site other than numismaster, but you'd need a (paid) membership to utilize their services. Most people on this forum, the World part of it at least, use the Krause catalogs of world coins, which are printed by centuries. If you're interested in one you probably could pick it up on Amazon or such, a couple years old would be cheaper. Prices may not be current (not all of them that accurate to begin with), but the composition figures will be the same! Report this Post to the Staff
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