1 Yuan Constitution: Cao Kun; type 1

Does any know the value of a real 

1 Yuan Constitution: Cao Kun; type 1 silver 

or have an auction record about it.

That largely depends on grade but this PCGS MS 63 reportedly auctioned off for HK $260,000 / $33,384 U.S.

https://www.spink.com/lot/CSS51000384

harryg

That largely depends on grade but this PCGS MS 63 reportedly auctioned off for HK $260,000 / $33,384 U.S.

 

https://www.spink.com/lot/CSS51000384

That's a Type 2 but probably in the right ballpark for a Type 1.

N#27332

N#27331

Edit:  For Type 1 this is a PCGS auction record of $132,000 much higher than the estimate of $20,000 to $40,000.

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-VWM2V/china-dollar-nd-1923-tientsin-mint-pcgs-ms-62

Right. K 677 and K 678 . Did not notice the difference. Both types are clearly for high rollers so that excludes me.

Edit. So that means the first auction record I just submitted is for the wrong type. See if they notice and is rejected or approved.

harryg

Did not notice the difference. Both types are clearly for high rollers so that excludes me.

Haha. Yes, me too!

So I canceled the first auction submittal erroneously attributed to the Type 1 and entered it as the proper submittal for the Type 2. Don't want to cause the Numista Gods any more headaches just because of a mere $100,000 difference.

Military  vs Civilian attire.

Type 2 sold last week for 4.700 €: https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/91800377-republiek-china-cao-kun-in-uniform-dollar-k-678-lm-959-1923

It must be real: certified by PCGS AND NGC (although no pictures in slab).

That's about what NGC estimates for XF grade.

I suspect the reason why specifics such as grade is not mentioned and slab is not shown on an auction site is that it was certified genuine XF Details / CLEANED. A compromised example.

Grade was mentioned as XF certainly not the MS63 that sold for $33,384.

Is this s coin or medal? PCGS says this is a nedal,which has no face vale ; however, Numista says it is a coin.

p s.  I made a mistake. PCGS and NGC say it's a silver coin; however, some Chinese websites say it's a medal because it has no denomination 1 yuan(dollar).

Expectations

Is this s coin or medal? PCGS says this is a nedal,which has no face vale ; however, Numista says it is a coin.

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I made a mistake. PCGS and NGC say it's a silver coin; however, some Chinese websites say it's a medal because it has no denomination 1 yuan(dollar).

Maybe so but it is the same size, weight, purity as all the other 1 Yuan coins of the period.  There are others in Numista without 1 Yuan on them. What does the Chinese catalog say about them? Not having a denomination does not necessarily make them not coins.

I found the answer. They were struck as medallions at first, but used as silver coins in the period because they were in the same size and weight equal to 1-yuan(dollar)coins