Posted 04/01/2011 10:13 pm
Here's the zeno.ru page for this particular variety of these coins. This example in particular has much excellent discussion on the subject of the attribution of this particular variety, with closed-triangle top inside the "yuan" character, to the Chinese invasion of Tibet, as well as illustrating the distinctive differences.
If my understanding of the discussion on zeno.ru is correct, this variety is not listed in Kann (which was compiled in 1953 from coins collected in China up to 1949), a fact which goes toward proving that this variety must date from the post-1949 period. They were first reported in Western numismatic journals in 1975, but have not yet been given a separate mention in Krause.
Here's the difficulty. It's not listed in Kann, it's not listed in Krause (not in my 2006 edition, anyway) and it's not listed in most of the more recent specialist Chinese catalogues, so you've got to dig pretty deep or get lucky on an Internet search to be certain that this is indeed a genuine variety. People are generally wary of all things Chinese these days, with so many counterfeits about, a "new variety" will be more likely to arouse suspicion than interest. So ebay is probably a terrible place to sell this coin right now, at least until Krause recognize it as a legitimate variety.
Within China itself, where the existence of the variety is starting to become known, they are apparently selling for more than the typical price paid for YSK 3rd Year dollars. But on ebay you're likely to only get standard KM/Y# 329 money.
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The seller told me the coin is listet in the Catalog Of Chinese Coins by Eduard Kann. Without catalog number.
The seller told me the coin is listet in the Catalog Of Chinese Coins by Eduard Kann. Without catalog number.
If my understanding of the discussion on zeno.ru is correct, this variety is not listed in Kann (which was compiled in 1953 from coins collected in China up to 1949), a fact which goes toward proving that this variety must date from the post-1949 period. They were first reported in Western numismatic journals in 1975, but have not yet been given a separate mention in Krause.
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What I want to know is the catalog value? How much I get on ebay?
What I want to know is the catalog value? How much I get on ebay?
Here's the difficulty. It's not listed in Kann, it's not listed in Krause (not in my 2006 edition, anyway) and it's not listed in most of the more recent specialist Chinese catalogues, so you've got to dig pretty deep or get lucky on an Internet search to be certain that this is indeed a genuine variety. People are generally wary of all things Chinese these days, with so many counterfeits about, a "new variety" will be more likely to arouse suspicion than interest. So ebay is probably a terrible place to sell this coin right now, at least until Krause recognize it as a legitimate variety.
Within China itself, where the existence of the variety is starting to become known, they are apparently selling for more than the typical price paid for YSK 3rd Year dollars. But on ebay you're likely to only get standard KM/Y# 329 money.
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