Can You Help Me Identify This Coin? | Manchukuo 5 Fen 1940

Thank you for the coin ID.

It was driving me crazy.

When I was little my aunt gave me a purse full of bank notes and coins from her brother that had been in the army during WW 2 and later. It's been over about 50 years, but I just found the purse again and have been trying to ID the coins.

With one exception, they are all in pretty good shape, even the paper notes. A Newfoundland 20 cent piece from 186?.

I have a whole bunch of those silver Yuans with the "fat man" on them and one Memento...They are still pretty clean after all these years in that bag!

Thanks again.

I'm keeping them for my son. Even real, they're not worth that much.
I think they are real though. They're definitely silver, heavy, and were brought back to the U.S. by my uncle after visiting China around 1945-47. He was a captain in the U.S. Army.

Most of the coins and paper money in the purse are small denominations. The amounts you probably wouldn't bother to convert once you get home. They are all from the same period.
That said, I'm guessing they're all authentic.

Here's a picture of a couple of the Yuans. Actually, I scanned them and put the front and back side by side for each coin in Photoshop.

Actually those ARE worth a fair bit of money these days so don't get too disappointed! Easily a couple hundred dollars each in that condition of yours. Those used to be common a couple of years ago until last year when prices went amok.

Nice coin