China Szechuan 10, 20, 50, 100 Cash and 10, 20, 50 Cents and 1 Dollar (Circles) 1912 to 1914

The coin in our picture comes from Stack's Bowers and Ponterio and sold in a 2012 auction for $400 US dollars. This gives you a general idea of value of these intriguing coins from the Chinese Province of Szechuan.

The unique pattern with 18 circles is common to several denominations and these are all called out on this page. A close-up of the Stack's coin appears at the bottom of this page so you can see the intricacies of the pattern.

Some denominations are made of silver, some are made of copper. All these values are very approximate. If you have a nice-looking specimen, take it to a knowledgeable collector or a professional coin dealer for an in-person appraisal.

10 CASH (27 mm diameter, copper)
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $5
well preserved: $15
fully uncirculated: $100
10 cash with 2 rosettes are worth about twice these amounts.

20 CASH (32 mm diameter, copper)
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $150
20 cash with 3 rosettes are worth about ten times these amounts.

50 CASH (36 mm diameter, copper)
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $10
well preserved: $30
fully uncirculated: $200

100 CASH (39 mm diameter, copper)
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $40
fully uncirculated: $400

10 CENTS (18 mm diameter, silver)
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $100
fully uncirculated: $200

20 CENTS (22 mm diameter, silver)
worn: $15 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $300
fully uncirculated: $600

50 CENTS (33 mm diameter, silver)
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $60
fully uncirculated: $140

DOLLAR (39 mm diameter, silver)
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $100
fully uncirculated: $450

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Coin: 14907, Genre: The Sinosphere, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201306, Last review: 201505
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Metallic gray Letters: Chinese style
Years: sort: 1912, filter: 1912 to 1914
Image: china_szechuan_yuan_circles.jpg

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