ID Help "Looks like Japanese"

BoxTopp

Found this coin MD'er I used the morgan for comparing size.

Man

Actually it's Chinese
1 Dollar (Yuan)
1914
0.8900 Silver
There are 6 varieties.

Check the edge for either vertical reeding , circles, alternating T's or plain.

Value in VF is anywhere from $12- $80, depending on edge.


Oh yeah nice find.

gxseries

Pardon me, not Chinese, but Taiwanese.

sumnom

Man is correct. This piece is Chinese.

Taiwan was not an independent state, de facto or otherwise, when these coins were minted. In fact, Taiwan was a Japanese colony and not even a part of China at this time.


The portly gent is Yuan Shikai, president of the republic and imperial hopeful, among amnong other things.


If I remember correctly, although the coin is dated 1914, these were minted into the 1920's. Is this correct?

baddspellar

Here's a link to some interesting information on this coin:
Link

I have a modest set of common chinese coins as part of my world collection.
This is one I haven't picked up yet.

sumnom

Great link! Thank you.

BoxTopp

<< <i>Actually it's Chinese
1 Dollar (Yuan)
1914
0.8900 Silver
There are 6 varieties.

Check the edge for either vertical reeding , circles, alternating T's or plain.

Value in VF is anywhere from $12- $80, depending on edge.


Oh yeah nice find. >>

Cool Man!
It's got vertical reeding. To bad I don't know too many chinese coin collectors.
P.S. Thank you all for the help. I take back all the things I said to my self

Man

baddspellar great link.

BoxTopp according to Krause the vertical reeding is the least valuable :
VG.......F.......VF.......XF.......UNC
2.25..7.00..12.00..15.00..25.00


baddspellar collects Chinese coins, and BoxTopp doesn't collect this chinese coin. I think the two should talk.