Small gold coin / China - Japan ? Need help

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  1. Siggi Palma

    Siggi Palma Well-Known Member

    A very small coin, I have no idea after serching were it comes from or value.

    Anyone have a clue ?

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    Siggi Palma, Apr 4, 2010
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  3. se-collectibles

    se-collectibles Collector Extraordinaire

    It looks like a copy of a 1914 Chinese yuan.
     
    se-collectibles, Apr 4, 2010
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  4. Siggi Palma

    Siggi Palma Well-Known Member

    Dont know the history of these coins but this one weighs at 0.24 grams
     
    Siggi Palma, Apr 4, 2010
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  5. hontonai

    hontonai Registered Contrarian

    Can you say Pho Nee?

    Your coin is supposedly a Republic Year 3 (1914) Yuan depicting Yuan Shi Kai. All five varieties of that coin are 26.4g of .890 silver with a diameter of ~37-38mm.

    There was a gold pattern with a bust of Yuan Shi Kai, but it was undated. Krause does not give its dimensions or weight, but for the denomination a .900 gold coin of that period should weigh about .833g, or 3.5 times the weight of yours.
     
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