Help identify

epruyne

can someone please let me know where this coin is from and year range? Thanks

theboz11

Here is a link to one for sale on ebay. Can't tell the year from the photo or if yours is real. A lot of fakes from China for these and other China Dollars.

Link to China dollar

epruyne

Thank you for that info...I'm certain it is real, came from my grandfathers little "war collection." I took some smaller pictures, as you can see I don't have a fancy setup and am not very good at the photography thing. Anyways, is anyone able to tell year and give me a possible value.

Not sure if its worth submitting to NCS...

HoledandCreative

Looks like 1914. Not too sure about value any more, maybe $50 in that condition. Not real pretty but the way prices have gone up. Not really good enough to submit but up to you if you want a "Genuine" slabbed coin.

DorkGirl

Try soaking it in some acetone. Buy as pure as you can find from the hardware store. Use it in a glass container in a well ventilated area. It will remove all the organic matter, but leave everything else. It might really improve the look of it.

epruyne

Thank you again everyone for your help...

satootoko

If genuine, more detail is needed to ID it. This is an extremely commonly faked coin.

Should be 26.4g, .8900 silver, ASW .7555 oz.

Y#329 has vertical reeding.

Y#329.1 has an edge with circles repeating around the entire coin.

Y#329.2 has alternating "T"s on the edge.

Y#329.3 has a plain edge.

Y#329.4 has a tiny circle in the ribbon bow.

Values in VG/F range from BV (~$29.00) to the low 60's. The most common counterfeits are probably those with reeded edges, although fakes of every version abound.

Neither age nor source are guarantees of genuineness. The Chinese have been counterfeiting their own (and other nations') coins for centuries.