Year 2013: Snake Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Patience was the strategy for a good deal in this coin.

Year 2012: Dragon Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Year 2012 starts another lunar cycle for the fan-shaped series. In this series, the obverse of the coin depicts China's national emblem and it is in sync with the other Lunar Dragon issues by China Mint. Unlike the first series, this series is issued as Proof strike and with an increased mintage of 80,000.

Outer Cardboard Box which indicates 'Fan-Shaped' on the bottom right corner

Wooden Inner Case

Fan-Shaped coin fits in a customized slot

Certificate of Authenticity

2012 Silver Dragon Fan-Shaped Rev

2012 Silver Dragon Fan-Shaped Obv

Year 2009: Ox Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Obverse:

Reverse:

Price range (shipped): S$89 - 126

Year 2008: Rat Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Reverse:

Obverse:

Price range (shipped): S$77 - 135

Year 2007: Pig Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

The obverse of the Year of Pig version depicts the Bian Jing Gate (边靖楼) section of the Great Wall. In 2H 2009, this is version, together with Year of Ox, has the highest number (8) of transactions.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage: 66,000

Obverse:

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Reverse:

Price range (shipped): S$75 - 136

Year 2006: Dog Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

The Year of Dog version is the next most expensive after the Year of Snake. The obverse depicts the Qing Yuan Gate (清远楼) section of the Great Wall. Year 2006 is also the year when China Gold Corp stopped issuing coins in double seal. The Year of Dog version is issued with capsule in the box with COA.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage: 66,000

Price range (shipped): S$144

Year 2005: Rooster Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

As I write this, the 2010 Tiger version has been issued. By far, this is my favourite design of the series, excluding the Rabbit. The frosted background of the rooster side is beautiful and the strike of the rooster has high relief. The obverse depicts the Ju Yong Gate (居庸关) section of the Great Wall - a section quite different from the rest of the years.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage: 66,000

Obverse:

Reverse:

Price range (shipped): S$68 - 117

Year 2004: Monkey Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

The Year of Monkey 1 oz silver fan-shaped coin, like in 2003, shares the same design on its reverse as the 5 oz rectangular coin. The obverse depicts the Ba Da Ling (八达岭) section of the Great Wall.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Obverse:

Reverse:

Price range (shipped): S$93

Year 2003: Sheep Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Some people call it sheep, others, goat. I would call it sheep simply because the reverse of the coin shows a family of sheep - a ram, ewe and lamb. The obverse, Mu Tian Yu Section of the Great Wall (慕田峪长城).

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Obverse:

Reverse:

Price range (shipped): S$72 - 102

Year 2002: Horse Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

This is the key-dated to the series for no real reason (to me, given the same mintage). I do not know its issue price but its current price is 5-fold of the rest of the series though in recent months, I see a very slight decline in price. The obverse depicts the Tianjin Huang Ya section of the Great Wall (天津长城黃崖关口). The reverse has the same two running horses as the 1 kg version of the round lunar series. Similarly, I do not own this coin because I have yet to feel compelled or have the impulse to pay 5-fold or 20 times premium over spot.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% finess

Face value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Price range (shipped): S$507 - 535

NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo: S$534

Year 2001: Snake Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

To date, the Year of Snake is the second most expensive in the series. It obverse depicts Cheng Hai ( 长 城澄海楼) section of the Great Wall while the reverse - the snake. At the point of writing, I do not own this coin as I'm still on the look out for bargains thus I do not have photos for it.

Specifications:

1 oz 99.9% fineness

Face Value - 10 Yuan

Mintage - 66,000

Price Range (shipped): S$160 - 180

 

Finally bought the coin on 9 July 2013. Price was nearly US$200.

Year 2000: Dragon Fan-Shaped Chinese Silver Coin

Two years after China began minting Modern Chinese Coins, in 1981, the first Lunar gold and silver coins were produced. Nearly two decades later, in Year 2000, the innovative Chinese started to produce fan-shaped gold and silver coins that depicted the Lunar animals each year. Shenzhen Guobao Mint produced these coins such that when all 12 coins are put together, the silver coins would form the outer full circle while the gold coins would form the inner circle.

The gold version is proof-struck from 1/2 oz of 99.9% gold, with an outer radius of 58 mm while inner radius is 39 mm. It has a face value of 50 Yuan and a small mintage of 6,600. In the second half of 2009, there was only one transacted in international ebay at S$1,020 shipped while the NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo was transacted at S$1,348. These two transactions were done in July and August respectively, before gold price reached record high of US$1,226.

The silver version is a 1 oz BU version struck from 99.9% silver. Its outer radius measure 85 mm, inner radius of 60 mm. It has a face value of 10 Yuan and mintage of 66,000. Its transacted price ranges from S$148 to S$172.

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