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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 1069125, member: 4373&quot;]Ok there are some information which may be interesting but they are unfortunately not genuine or even fantasy but just random designs. </p><p><br /></p><p>First coin claims that it&#039;s a coin from the Gansu (Kansu in Wade-Giles) province: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu</a> struck in 1905. Denomination: 1 tael. But that&#039;s impossible as if you know a bit of Chinese numismatics, Gansu province practically had no silver and they started to strike coins after 1920s. The only silver coin that they struck (as far as I can remember) is the Yuan Shi Kai dollar coin but this can be VERY expensive: <a href="http://www.dragon-dollar.info/tag/gansu/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dragon-dollar.info/tag/gansu/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dragon-dollar.info/tag/gansu/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin is also a joke - it claims to be a coin from Tibet with the denomination 2 yuan. This is modelled after the Hunan silver cake: <a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7012700" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7012700" rel="nofollow">http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7012700</a>. It also claims to be struck under the Guangxu emperor (1874-1908). But no, this can&#039;t be possible either as Tibet was still striking coins of it&#039;s own. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have started to collect Chinese coins from last year and found out that prices have been going absurdly high from the middle of last year. There&#039;s no way you can strike gold with Chinese coins with the flood of counterfeits coming out every second and if you don&#039;t know what you are looking at, it&#039;s not going to happen. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a good illustration of Chinese coins struck from the early 1900s, this recent auction might be good to look at: The Ponterio and Associates December 2010 Hong Kong Auction. <a href="http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx</a> Prices will shock you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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