Hi all, Does anyone know what is this coin? Not sure if it's Chinese or Taiwanese. My mum mentioned it was used as legal tender back then. It's chunky, i don't think anyone would want to carry too many of these in the pocket.
http://www.dragondollar.com/coins/tag/yuan-shi-kai/ Yuan Shi Kai Dollar (3rd Year of the Republic of China) Face value: One dollar.
Will check the weight tomorrow. Thank you for the reference. It's good to have so many coin experts here
Yes. Frankly buying China YSK coins is a real mine field. Many in-depth discussion here: http://china-mint.info/forum/index.php?board=44.0
Thanks for that. I don't think she bought it. Might have been given as a souvenir. The details looks very low quality. Had some of doubt when i saw the first time.
I am sure it's a faked one but may be worth to test its content as some old faked coins may contained silver. The latest faked coins (copper-nickel) can be easily sourced from China at around $2 dollars each.
