China Chekiang (Cheh Kiang) Province 20 Cents, 50 Cents, Dollar (Fakes are possible) 1896 to 1899
One of the best ways to get ripped off in coin collecting is to buy Chinese coins from someone you do not know. We know Baldwin's, the world-renowned numismatic dealer in London. The 1 mace and 4.4 candareens (20 cent) coin in our main picture comes from Baldwin's, and it sold for $2200 US dollars in a 2011 auction. Genuine 7 mace and 2 candareens (one dollar) coins are tremendously valuable, selling for tens of thousands of US dollars.
CHEH KIANG 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS
worn: $100 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1000
well preserved: $2000
CHEH KIANG 3 MACE AND 6 CANDAREENS
worn: $10000 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20000
well preserved: $40000
CHEH KIANG 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS
worn: $20000 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30000
well preserved: $60000
With such high values, counterfeits abound. See a side-by-side comparison below. Fakes are worth zero.
CoinQuest thanks Baldwin's for use of their superb coin images.
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Coin: 17435, Genre: The Sinosphere, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201406, Last review: 201606
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin Block style
Years: sort: 1896, filter: 1896 to 1899
Image: china_chekiang_20_cents.jpg
Tags: encircled provedendo floret scripts province letter circal fake weights ross rings monograms providendo forges cheng chinese pennys cent providencia rosettes forge lettering peny 2nd breathing initials weigh forgery circling encircles circel encircle doller mace ringed roses circumference china chen encircling candreens candabeens posy ring cents penny fakes breath replicas chineese chine forger counterfeit caligraphy inscription canadareens circles loop rose chekiang repro circumscribed circumscibed circuit 50th replica kiangnan monogram taiwan provincial dollare providentia weight circlet circle 7th dragons candarins prov fire counterfiet initals kieng letters counterfet flowerettes rossette haven reproduction loops dollars pennies florets dollar chian circular incircled candareens 20th dol rosette scrip inscriptions circled dragon weighs kiang counterfeits lettered weighed dolls script calligraphy reproductions initial
