Welcome to Coin Talk! Register Now, it's easy and FREE!

Thousands of coin collectors, numismatists, coin dealers, bullion investors, and enthusiasts make Coin Talk their number one source for numismatic news, information about US and world coins, discussions and community.

You are currently viewing Coin Talk as a guest, which limits your access to content, contests and information. By joining our free community, you will be able to join in discussions, contact other members, place free advertisements, enter contests, and much more. Registration is easy and free. Register Now

CoinTalk > Coin Forums > World & Ancient Coins CHINA HU-NAN silver coin 20c

User Name Remember Me? Password

LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 03-11-2009, 09:01 PM   #1 (permalink) ls8driver Chinese Coin collector     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 118 My Mood: CHINA HU-NAN silver coin 20c This coin (?) is currently listed on eBay. Can see the character for 2 (er) but not the 10 (shi) character to make up 20. I have not come across anything like it before, so can't identify it. Can anyone help? Attached Images      03-11-2009, 11:22 PM   #2 (permalink) manymore Chinese Charm Collector     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 67 I confess that I know absolutely nothing about Chinese silver coinage but nowhere on the coin does it say 20 or 2 "tens". The Chinese inscription says 2 "qian". The "qian" was a unit of weight. According to my Chinese dictionary, one "qian" was equal to 3.73 grams so two "qian" should be about 7.46 grams of silver. Sorry, but I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the coin or its value.   03-12-2009, 04:40 AM   #3 (permalink) ls8driver Chinese Coin collector     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 118 My Mood: Thanks, Manymore. I'd guess that this is a small sycee, but can't comment on its authenticity.   03-12-2009, 05:40 AM   #4 (permalink) HKMAL Member   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 63 It's 2 Ch'ien or 2 Mace, issued by Chien-I, Changsha in China, circa 1908. Some called it Yin-bing (silver biscuit), a kind of bullion coin, worth 2 mace weight. The ID is K# 982/3 in Krause catalog (1901-2000). The weight should be around 7.3g. The reference price in Krause is USD200 for very fine condition. I am not sure whether it's genuine or not. Many counterfeits exist. __________________ My collection link: http://omnicoin.com/user_view.aspx?id=HKMAL   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Lucky Charms protect the people of Iceland | George V Rupee Brockage Error? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 66 02-10-2010 03:43 PM Silver Shortage??????? Catbert Coin Chat 25 07-21-2009 03:08 PM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 8 Scandinbavia Clinker Coin Chat 4 03-18-2009 10:44 AM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 5/ So. America Clinker Coin Chat 2 02-25-2009 04:44 PM Local coin auction prices paid bp0405 What's it Worth 9 05-06-2008 09:05 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

» Newsletter Sign up for CoinTalk's Newsletter enter your email address below. » Unanswered Posts Do You Have the Answer? » Sponsors » Recent Posts Problems with PMG... Cleaned Coins Marketing Ploys of the... Request for help... What does Heritage mean... A Milestone for This... Not a bad price? Thoughts? US Occupation... British MPC Notes Anyone familiar with a... Did this leave the mint... 186? Indian Head 40% eror Can a double die have... S$1 1887 Morgan - talk... New contest: Guess the... Pcgs 3000 Selling silver. tax consequences of coin... My error steel cent American Banknote Company » Today's Top Posters Top Posters in Last 1 Days Siberian Man [33] mpcusa [22] cerdsalicious [21] krispy [17] green18 [16] Just Carl [14] sweet wheatz [14] Duke Kavanaugh [12] CheetahCats [11] GDJMSP [10]