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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 5135254, member: 102103&quot;]I think these are undated for the first type.&nbsp; My copy of &quot;The Minted 10 Cash Coins</p><p>of China&quot; says there are 26 obverse types and 18 reverse types for this province,</p><p>in various combinations.&nbsp; But I&#039;m too lazy to count the number of dots in the beaded</p><p>circle or to try and figure out the nuances of the handwriting of the characters.</p><p>Practically, they are all about the same value unless you have one of the rarities.</p><p>Oh, and the obverse of the 1st coin is upside-down, BTW.</p><p><br /></p><p>My impression is that the <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3847.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3847.html" rel="nofollow">Chihli/Beiyang Dollar</a> has gotten very expensive.&nbsp; Most</p><p>silver dollar-sized Chinese coins can be assumed to be probably fake unless you</p><p>have reason to believe otherwise.&nbsp; The real ones carry a big premium over metal</p><p>value, and some of the fakes are made of silver, so weight and magnetism are</p><p>not enough to be sure.&nbsp; Maybe worth showing to a coin dealer to ask.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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