7 Error Coins You May Not Know Exist - Episode 14 If you own one to a few Chinese Silver Dollars chances are one of those coins will be a Junk (1934) or a Memento (1927) Dollar. This error episode focuses on the 1927 Memento Dollar, a commemorative celebrating the birth of the Republic of China. There were two varieties minted in 1927 with both featuring Sun Yat-sen on their obverses. One, listed in Krause as Y# 318a.1, has two rosettes dividing the legend at the top on its reverse while the other, listed as Y# 318a.2, has a reeded edge in relief. Neither coin bears a date. Both coins were authorized as commemoratives celebrating the Founding of the Republic. The designs of these coins were first used on the 1912 (Y#318) Dollar which, also, commemorated the Founding of the Republic. Here's a photo of thge 1912 courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: CHINA 1912 SILVER MEMENTO DOLLAR - SUN YAT-SEN The reason you may own one is that in 1949 the Canton Mint restruck the 1927 Y#318a.2 variety. To view the 1927 Memento Dollar click the following link and then click the photo (courtesy of Rare Coin Collector) Center coin is the 1927 Memento Dollar: CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - SUN YAT-SEN (NON ERROR) The following seven coins are errors that, somehow, were released into circulation (Coin Archives photos): Note: For some reason Coin Archives dates them as 1928s. CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - DOUBLE STRUCK CHINA 1927 MEMENTO DOLLAR - FLIPPED AND RESTRUCK CHINA 1827 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - PART OF F IN OF MISSING CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - OBERSTRUCK ON YEAR 3 SHIH-KAI DOLLAR CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - ERROR SPELLING (MENENTO & CHIINA CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - SPELLING ERROR (REPUBLIO) CHINA 1927 MEMENTO SILVER DOLLAR - SPELLING ERRORS (OE FOR OF AND RETROGRADE E IN REPUBLIC Hope you enjoyed learning about these errors. To be continued... Clinker
Thanks for the write up Clinker I enjoyed it. In the error of the missing F of of thread it looks to me as if they used the L upside down. Is this what happened or do they not know for sure? KoinJester
Hi KoinJester: I don't know for sure, but, often, the A is struck upside down. Not only on Chinese coins, but on other country's coins incorporating a dual language... Clinker
