Dollar(Yuan) Year 3(1914) General Yuan Shih Kai Chinese Silver Coin

Posted by slang on February 17, 2010

In an earlier article, we have the seven chinese characters above the head of the general yuan shih kai, below is a similar coin which only has six chinese characters above the head:

This is a crown size coin. Each weigh 26.4000g.,0.89000 silver.7555 oz.ASW. Interestingly there are three versions of this coin namely:

(a) VERTICAL REED edge

(b) Edge engrailed with CIRCLE

(c) Edge ornamented with alternating T’s

(d) Edge is PLAIN

(e) Tiny circle in ribbon bow. This is a mint mark but it is not clear what mint is indicated.

Dollar (Yuan) Yuan Shih-Kai Chinese Silver Coin

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Below are three(3) coins which has the potrait of Yuan Shih Kai. Compared to similar crown size coin of Yr 3( 1914) which has six chinese characters, these three coins on the obverse side has seven chinese characters on the head of this chinese general.

These are crown size coins. Each weighs 26.4g.,.8900 silver.75555 oz. ASW.

Of the three years, the yr8(1919) is the more expensive one. EF condition fetches double or treble value than the other two brothers of Yr 9(1920) & Yr 10(1921)

Republic, General Issue, Dollar, Sun Yat-sen, Year 21 (1932), birds above junk ( Junk Dollars)

Posted by slang on September 29, 2009

Republic, General Issue, Dollar, Sun Yat-sen, Year 21 (1932), birds above junk

This 1932 ( chinese date 21) has the lowest mintages amongst the dollars coins. It is the most expensive of the “junk dollars” coins.It has only a mintage of 2.26million units, it weighed 26.7g.,0.8800 silver.7555 oz. ASW. The obverse showed the bust of Sun Yat Sen and reverse show 3 wild geese flying above junk, rising sun. Due to its very low mintage, it is quite expensive( Y#344) XF to Unc cost about USD 400 to USD 600.

Compared to the other dollars coin which do not have the 3 wild geese flying above junk, the mintage are extremely high viz:

Date 22 (1933)(1933) -46.4million; Date 23(1933) -46.4 milion ; Date 23(1934)(1934)-128.74million and Date 23(1934)-128.74million ( in 1949, three US mints restruck a total of 30mllion “Junk Dollars” dated Year 23.

Of course there are many counterfeits or forgery of these “junk dollars

Counterfeits "junk dollars"

Counterfeits/forgeries of Chinese "junk dollars'