Comments on: Communist China: The Szechuan-Shensi Soviet Dollar

By: Dragon Dollar

Dragon Dollar — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:19:28 +0000

Hello Tom, this is an interesting question. I don’t have a definitive answer, but my guess is they had to make do with crude equipment and the machine or process they used for polishing the dies left those concentric grooves on the surface. On the obverse, you can see many vertical raised lines in a much less regular pattern, which makes me think this particular die was polished by hand.
I don’t think the motivation for manufacturing these fake coins was economic warfare, the soviets made a point of using good silver to make them. Like you wrote, it was a convenient way to get supplies without attracting unwanted attention.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 01:33:26 +0000

Hey sorry to comment on such an old post, I’ve been meaning to ask this question forever!

I might be missing the obvious, but could you take a second, please, and explain what it is about the Soviet counterfeit production process that results in the coin being covered in those concentric rings? Also, what do you think the main motivation was for the soviets to create these forgeries in the first place? I guess I’m wondering if it was more about injuring the existing governments ability to manage their money supply, or was it as simple as the soviets/communists needing supplies and not wanting to call attention to themselves as they paid for them?

Thanks!

Tom

By: Anton Mikofsky

Anton Mikofsky — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:54:32 +0000

Have you done a story on the Queen Victoria Hong Kong coins of the 1860s? I am interested in the dollar and half dollar.

By: Dragon Dollar

Dragon Dollar — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:53:12 +0000

Hello Miego, I will be happy to check if your 1912 Szechuan dollar is genuine or not. You can send pictures on the Facebook page, or using the free appraisal form : http://www.dragondollar.com/coins/coin-appraisal-what-is-your-chinese-coin-worth/

By: Miego

Miego — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 03:07:22 +0000

Hi Dragon Dollar, I would like to know if one of my 1912 szechuan dollar is real or not. The coin appears to be AU/MS and I cannot see any problem based on my experience, but I am aware there are high-end counterfeit in the market. How do i send you pictures of my coin? Thank you.