buzkirk Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 These are just minted in silver right? This one looks like Gold, even down into the gouge marks its gold Weight 24.4 grams Uploaded with ImageShack.us reverse: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Any help will be appreciated, before it goes back into the safe. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Did you mean 24.4 grams? If so, then it's well underweight. Without seeing it in hand, it appears that it is a contemporary counterfeit made of base metal. (I personally own one that's silver plated brass) Keep in mind that gold is about twice as heavy as silver and most other metals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzkirk Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 thats what i was thinking,but it has a few gouge marks, not enough to account for 2.1 grams i guess KM#329 Silv 1 yuan years 3-10 / Typical weight 26.5000 grams do you have a link to your coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Top Left: Genuine China YSK Year 3 Dollar, EF, 27.1g Top Right: Genuine China YSK Year 3 Dollar, EF, 26.4g Bottom Left: Genuine China YSK Year 3 Dollar, F-VF, 26.7g Bottom Right: Contemporary Counterfeit China YSK Year 3 Dollar, 23.6g As these were struck at a number of mints, and quality control wasn't high, the weight of one of these dollars even in UNC typically varies between 26.5 and 27.0 grams. Yellow areas on bottom left piece is old tape/glue residue. On the counterfeit, the high points of the ear, moustache, cheek, and collar/shoulder all show the underlying brass. It'd also been filed on the edge (2-3 o'clock) and gouged (just to the right of the 12:00 position) to confirm this. One can only guess at the hardship faced by the unlucky person who found out they had a fake dollar, at a time and place where it may had represented several days worth of wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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