China Shansi Province 10 Cash and 20 Cash 1912 to 1921

The 10 cash coin in our main picture (to the left) comes from Stack's Bowers where it sold for $3163 US dollars. Pictures of these valuable coins are difficult to find, and CoinQuest thanks Stack's Bowers for use of their coin photo.

If it is a genuine coin, Amie, you have a valuable piece. The corrosion will work against value.

DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.

Here is what the catalogs say about a Shansi 10 cash:

10 CASH (two symbols on back)
worn: $350 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1750
well preserved: $3000

Shansi 20 cash coins, with a similar pattern on the two-flag side but with three logograms on the grain side, are more common. Finding reliable value data for the 20 cash is a challenge. Based on the few auction results we have seen for the 20 cash, catalog values run like this:

20 CASH (three symbols on back)
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $50

With all valuable coins, and especially with Chinese coins, you must be careful about counterfeits. They are all over the place. This points to the importance of buying and selling only with respectable dealers, and having your coin authenticated, graded, and encapsulated by one of these services: PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG. Do not use other services.
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