Did I cherry pick a really nice Chinese coin, or am i crazy?

I found this in a bulk foriegn bag. I'm shaking, but it can't be, right?

 

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No. Your obverse is different.

 

Look at the difference in the characters around the edge.

 

Nope... yours looks like Republic of China Y#307.1 10 cash (10 Wen) ND (1919)

VG-$3.50 F-$10.00 VF-$20.00 XF$40.00

 

Specifically, compare the symbols at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock. On yours, they are stars. On the one you have pictured, they are two flowers and a letter.

Definitely a different coin.

 

And it's not a cherrypick if it's pure luck.

 

Yeah most cherrypicks are only 75% luck and 25% knowing what the heck you're buying lol.

 

The coin was struck in Shanxi Province, which is known for one of the largest coal deposits in China. Somewhat poor compared to the rest of the country due to the geographical location as well as poor in mineral resources except coal.

Most other provinces had their province names on their coins however not Shanxi. Perhaps some attempts were made but did not happen for various reasons.

To illustrate how confusing Chinese coinage was during the early 1900s, this is a page I made a while back

http://gxseries.com/numis/china/china_province.htm