Dragon coin

I took out a packet of coins which was mixed. My worker helped me to sort out those coins into their separate denomination. 

After a short while, she showed me this special coin which she found among those coins. I was amazed as I haven't come across this special coin.

When I googled about it, I found out that it's actually the

Ten Cash Fukien 1901-1905 Chinese Dragon Coin



I love the print of the dragon which is considered very auspicious for Chinese.


The reverse side has Chinese characters but I don't understand it.
I am going to keep this special coin...
It must be very valuable..





Comments

  1. Sarah's Daddy and MommyNovember 28, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    It was given by your customers?

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  2. HayleyNovember 28, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    Wah, consider as antique lo right?

    Must keep it nicely now... ;)

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  3. [SK]November 28, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    wow, this is really a precious antique!! i think this coins can easily worth RM1000 now i just googled about it..

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    1. YannieNovember 28, 2012 at 12:28 PM

      Worth RM1000? Wenn, please keep for another 10 years from now, it may increase to RM10000.

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    2. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:02 AM

      wow, that much? Can't imagine that!

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  4. [SK]November 28, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    but too bad, the one you had did not print which year it was produced.. anyway, it's from the years of the Guang Xu Emperor, who was the 2nd last emperor of china from 1871 till 1908..

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    1. YannieNovember 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM

      SK is so hardworking. He even googled to learn more about the coin. Fuyoh!

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    2. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:02 AM

      such interesting information..

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  5. [SK]November 28, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    i wonder how this coins came to you.. probably given by one of your customers, and your cashier mistaken that to be the new 20 sen?? hahaha.. but surely it's value is more than 20 sen now.. :p

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    1. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:03 AM

      it was mixed with the other coins which were kept together in a plastic bag.

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  6. [SK]November 28, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    yeah, you must really keep that, it's already more than 100 years old!! very valuable and precious..

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    1. Small KucingNovember 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM

      agree agree leh. must keep in Safe.

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    2. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:05 AM

      if anyone wants to buy, I will let go..otherwise I will lose it.

      Delete
  7. Twilight ManNovember 28, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Wow! Lucky Wenn! It must be from the heavens for all your kindness!

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  8. Twilight ManNovember 28, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    I love to look at old coins and antiques. They often carried my mind back to the ancient days!

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    1. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:05 AM

      I don't quite like but my husband loves antiques..

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  9. yvonneNovember 28, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    Oh, old coin! My dad loves to collect coins and notes.

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    1. yvonneNovember 28, 2012 at 12:15 PM

      Now talking about antique coins, I must go home and look for my dad's collection.

      He actually passed me his coins when I was young, he was encouraging me to have a hobby back then. I used to collect stamps, haha!

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    2. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:06 AM

      I collected stamps, coins and notes too when I was young. Now..no more..

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  10. MEcoyNovember 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    wow a rare coin is that is?
    well someone must have though of it as the usual coin and used it for their payment

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    1. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:07 AM

      It's not collected from payment. Someone came to exchange his bag of coins for notes.

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  11. MEcoyNovember 28, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    I checked on that link you included well it sure is from china so it traveled that far up to your place huh does it looks synonymous on your coins?

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  12. MEcoyNovember 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    you can now be called a coin collector haha anyways this reminds me of those people who walk around here buying old coins i just wonder what were they doing on it haha

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  13. MEcoyNovember 28, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    that dragon print sure looks cool it seems like a magical pendant or something haha you can keep as a lucky charm or something

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  14. MEcoyNovember 28, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    happy blogging and have a pleasant day wenn god bless you and take the best of care always

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  15. இ Baŋäŋaz இNovember 28, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Is it an original dragon coin? There are those fengshui coins with a square hole in the middle but they are not the original coins but celup ones.

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    1. wennNovember 29, 2012 at 12:11 AM

      it's definitely original and it's rather heavy too..

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  16. Small KucingNovember 28, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    wow!!! customer exchange this coin? over looked or what?

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  17. Small KucingNovember 28, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    It's an old coin wor...must be very valuable. Maybe should bring to antique shop and check

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  18. Small KucingNovember 28, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    earlier this year i went to flea market. Saw RM5 notes old one with the "t" at the back . It was selling for RM45!. This note was out around 1993/94.

    hence your coin 1901 must be super valueable leh

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  19. linaNovember 28, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    Did you check how much it is valued now?

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