If genuine, it is a Republic of China year 3 (1914) silver 1 yuan, with a bust of Yuan Shih-Kai on the obverse under the country name and date (right to left), and the denomination on the reverse inside a wreath. Y#329, 26.4g of .800 silver, ASW .7555 oz. Bullion value is about $8 and in the condition shown its Krause value is in the $16-25 range. I don't see anything suspicious in your picture, but I raise the question of genuineness only because it is a frequent subject of the Chinese counterfeit factories' attention. If the weight is right, it is probably OK.
Thank you for the reply, Hontonai. Let me tell you how we came to have this. Last week, my daughter and son in law took their 2 children to the museum. They have a little pond there that people throw coins into for good luck. My 6 yr old grandson saw this coin and and thought it was really "cool". He reached in and took it out of the pond but put a quarter in it's place because he didn't want to just steal it. :thumb: :hail: I just weighed it, and it's weighing in at .705 oz. A little underweight??
