gxseries Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Without giving too much information away, thought it would be fun if you look up what's different about this coin: Sure it features General Yuan Shi Kai and struck in 1914 but there's something about this which makes it different. Also, this is overstruck over something... Here are bigger pictures: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7456/gansu19141yf.jpg http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4730/gansu19141yb.jpg Seems pretty neat but the real irony is, if this turns out to be a counterfeit which is the unfortunate scene going on with Chinese coins, I spent a fortune on this coin. Weighs: 26.5g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 The text on top of the warlord seems to allude to the third year of the Republic. I am not certain what that character was on the overstruck coin that appears on his head - but that might be from a later dated coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 A Kansu mint YSK dollar struck over a 1911 Y#31 imperial dragon dollar? (BTW, never struck in Kansu if i'm not mistaken) The inside out flatness (indicating a soft strike rather than wear) and the weirdest general shoulder insignia i've seen on a YSK dollar would have made me a bit suspicious. Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Provincial issue YSK dollar... head looks like it has reminiants of the character "Kuang" from "Kuang Hsu Yuan Pao"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Here's more information about the Gansu Yuan Shi Kai yuan coin: http://home.netvigator.com/~ykleungn/yuansk2.htm While I wouldn't say it's rare, it's not common either. What's unusual about this coin is that it is clearly an overstrike, underlying planchet being a 1911 Qing dynasty silver coin. If you look carefully, the character "da" should be visible which is on YSK's head. The real implications come after this - is this a counterfeit that someone was messing around with or if it is a genuine coin, what is going on? Bear in mind - it was common to overstrike lots of copper coins using Korean 5 fun but this is the first time I've seen a silver coin overstruck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 If it is a counterfeit, I have to believe it is an early job and not some recent abomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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