1906 Chekiang 20 cash - Possibly my best junk bin find to date?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Omegaraptor, Feb 18, 2018.

  1. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

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    This is yet another 20 cent find from yesterday. I bought it because “oh cool, large Chinese coin”. When I got home, I tried to identify it and recieved a pleasant surprise: the character in the circle matches up with 浙, which is the mintmark for Chekiang.

    I couldn’t find an NGC page, but PCGS says $80 for a problem free VG and $150 for a problem free Fine. Obviously PCGS is inflated and this isn’t a problem free coin, but how much is this coin worth? It looks to have F details.
     
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  3. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    Nice! While there are some damages, it's still somewhat a semi scarce coin.

    A couple of examples were sold on ebay - the one from Spain is a counterfeit whereas a better example VF 30 was sold for 150ish. It's hard to judge but I think it could be around 25 or more depending on how badly other people want. Still not a bad find from a junk bin!
     
  4. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I can't for the life of me tell what yours is in the middle. I would think that in the condition it is in, even if rare, wouldn't fetch the prices you mention. I wouldn't consider it F details. It's pretty rough.
    Either way, fun find for 20 cents :)
     
  5. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    It's much easier to tell in person. It doesn't match up with any other character except for 浙.

    And I know it won't fetch the prices I mention - PCGS tends to inflate their values. Still probably worth a good deal more than what I paid...

    However, maybe the damage is the reason it got into the junk bin, and the dealer overlooked this one. I found a 1932 Swiss 5 rappen in the same junk bin in UNC - probably overlooked by the dealer who thought it was a later date.
     
  6. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    You have a better junk bin that mine does. Better prices too. Ugh...I hate my LCS's world coin selection.
     
  7. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    The coin has some black encrustation as part of the damage, but it seems to be removable. Maybe I should try carrying it as a pocket piece, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll do something else. Maybe an olive oil soak?
     
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