My aunt just went to china and she saw a bunch of them. She even bought me back 4 of them. (not replicas) the "big head" (yuan da tou) has yuan sher Kai on it hence the name. Not sure about the other one.
The Junk is again Worth 90 bucks at best. There are expensive grades and dates (Year 8 Fatman's and Year 21 Junks, Most MS-65+ certified ones )that go for high prices, But these aren't them.
Also, who told you that you can blow on silver to determine if it's real? You should punch them in the face.
10 Minutes of research would have to you what these were. The FATMAN dollar is Yuan Shi Kai, that cross in the legend means Year 10 of the founding of the republic of China, or 1921. In that grade it's worth 60-80 bucks. On the "Junk" Dollar the two lines, a cross, then three lines means year 23, or 1934. Most Year 23 Junk never circulated in Mainland China, they were struck in 1949 with the earlier date for the Kuomintang in Taiwan for Chiang Kai-shek.
Those two coins are not rare. They go by the names "Yuan Da To", and "Chinese Junk" coin. You're lucky if you get $25. each for them. I have thousands of coins in my Chinese coin collection,...some going back to the Warring States period (450 B.C.) & earlier. Even in the authentic coins silver content was not 100%. Thanks for showing.
Sorry to break this to you. You may in possession of couterfeit coins. China makes many couterfeit coins such as the Morgan and Peace dollars.
If they are real, they are worth its silver melt value.
Also I highly doubt anyone would throw away these coins in the sewer because they were afraid of the communist. They would have simply melted these coins down into bars instead.
You are damaging your coins every time you touch them. Clanking them together and hammering them on your desk isn't help either. Oh, and blowing spit on them doesn't help much either.
If they were valuable, they're less valuable now that they've passed through your hands.
That's how coins that are not handled by people like you become more valuable. Your coins will gradually become worse and worse, while the ones that are properly preserved will remain as they were found.
My point is that you THOUGHT it was rare, and you were damaging them while you were explaining how you thought only 20 of them survived. If you ever get more valuable coins in the future, it would do you good to listen to me, because you will eventually lose money if you don't.
Put your coins in a high quality holder, and leave them in there. NGC holders are the best, but Airtite holders are good quality, and much cheaper. You will be able to enjoy your coins without damage.
I can and only have to say two words - China Crisis!
Thus I mean your women from there are profoundly remiss and as such stated they come here as counterfeit as the many replicated American specimen numismatic pieces out there. No wonder I couldn't get a date with a Chinese mature. No racial pun intended - JUST THE BOLD TRUTH. Consider that an appraisal.
hey! i got the exact same coin,the more common name is the fat man dollar, it's worth anywhere from £100-500 depends on who would buy it, i also have a even more rarer coin hitting the thousands, what id suggest is that you should just keep it and pass it on to your children the fact they're not circulating anymore
get your facts right. its call the fat man dollar, contains 24grams of silver. worth approximately 80-150 USD. They are the most common silver coins of China.
also just because its make of 90% silver does not mean it is real. fakes are also made from 90% silver.
Your coin is worth between 25 and 45 dollars I can give you a better price if I could see the coin more clearly but no more than 45 dollars. Sorry to disappoint.
@EpicAthiest That would be for the rarer types of that exact coin which are very few in number so I did not think you had them but if you want to investigate further I cannot tell you how to distinguish between the types since the book I am using did not contain that info. I am big on collecting coins and also am an atheist btw (-:
My aunt just went to china and she saw a bunch of them. She even bought me back 4 of them. (not replicas) the "big head" (yuan da tou) has yuan sher Kai on it hence the name. Not sure about the other one.
ALPHATHEAWESOME 3 months ago
The Junk is again Worth 90 bucks at best. There are expensive grades and dates (Year 8 Fatman's and Year 21 Junks, Most MS-65+ certified ones )that go for high prices, But these aren't them.
Also, who told you that you can blow on silver to determine if it's real? You should punch them in the face.
Slowwavesix 5 months ago
10 Minutes of research would have to you what these were. The FATMAN dollar is Yuan Shi Kai, that cross in the legend means Year 10 of the founding of the republic of China, or 1921. In that grade it's worth 60-80 bucks. On the "Junk" Dollar the two lines, a cross, then three lines means year 23, or 1934. Most Year 23 Junk never circulated in Mainland China, they were struck in 1949 with the earlier date for the Kuomintang in Taiwan for Chiang Kai-shek.
And that Sun Yat-sen on the front
Slowwavesix 5 months ago
those coins are actually rare because there old so ya>}<
halolegends86 7 months ago
Those two coins are not rare. They go by the names "Yuan Da To", and "Chinese Junk" coin. You're lucky if you get $25. each for them. I have thousands of coins in my Chinese coin collection,...some going back to the Warring States period (450 B.C.) & earlier. Even in the authentic coins silver content was not 100%. Thanks for showing.
ruotze 9 months ago
Sorry to break this to you. You may in possession of couterfeit coins. China makes many couterfeit coins such as the Morgan and Peace dollars.
If they are real, they are worth its silver melt value.
Also I highly doubt anyone would throw away these coins in the sewer because they were afraid of the communist. They would have simply melted these coins down into bars instead.
ykltc 9 months ago
You are damaging your coins every time you touch them. Clanking them together and hammering them on your desk isn't help either. Oh, and blowing spit on them doesn't help much either.
If they were valuable, they're less valuable now that they've passed through your hands.
qwastyyy 9 months ago
@qwastyyy
These are coins that have been touch by thousands of people in the past - they're not oil paintings.
EpicAthiest 9 months ago
@EpicAthiest
That's how coins that are not handled by people like you become more valuable. Your coins will gradually become worse and worse, while the ones that are properly preserved will remain as they were found.
qwastyyy 9 months ago
@qwastyyy
Sure. If it's 1000 years old. This is silver, not sand.
Besides, these coins aren't rare. It's only worth as much as the silver content rather than collector's value.
EpicAthiest 9 months ago
@EpicAthiest
My point is that you THOUGHT it was rare, and you were damaging them while you were explaining how you thought only 20 of them survived. If you ever get more valuable coins in the future, it would do you good to listen to me, because you will eventually lose money if you don't.
Put your coins in a high quality holder, and leave them in there. NGC holders are the best, but Airtite holders are good quality, and much cheaper. You will be able to enjoy your coins without damage.
qwastyyy 9 months ago
I can and only have to say two words - China Crisis!
Thus I mean your women from there are profoundly remiss and as such stated they come here as counterfeit as the many replicated American specimen numismatic pieces out there. No wonder I couldn't get a date with a Chinese mature. No racial pun intended - JUST THE BOLD TRUTH. Consider that an appraisal.
DetroitLove4U 10 months ago
i believe thats a year 10 1921 chinese "fat man" silver dollar the most common out of the 3 set... 1914 i believe is the rarest!
thatstuffisjanky 10 months ago
hey! i got the exact same coin,the more common name is the fat man dollar, it's worth anywhere from £100-500 depends on who would buy it, i also have a even more rarer coin hitting the thousands, what id suggest is that you should just keep it and pass it on to your children the fact they're not circulating anymore
Yaauvids 10 months ago
get your facts right. its call the fat man dollar, contains 24grams of silver. worth approximately 80-150 USD. They are the most common silver coins of China.
also just because its make of 90% silver does not mean it is real. fakes are also made from 90% silver.
cerberus662 10 months ago
Your coin is worth between 25 and 45 dollars I can give you a better price if I could see the coin more clearly but no more than 45 dollars. Sorry to disappoint.
Pavelserboris 1 year ago
@Pavelserboris
hmm....
I saw on a site which auctioned it off for 1k but thanks for the appraisal.
EpicAthiest 1 year ago
@EpicAthiest That would be for the rarer types of that exact coin which are very few in number so I did not think you had them but if you want to investigate further I cannot tell you how to distinguish between the types since the book I am using did not contain that info. I am big on collecting coins and also am an atheist btw (-:
Pavelserboris 1 year ago
The regular types of that coin go for 8.50 vg to 250.00 unc but I would say your condition lies between 25.00 F and 45.00 VF.
Pavelserboris 1 year ago