民國三年鑄造的袁世凱銀幣有很多不同的版本，在正面的圖案是基本相同的，市面也出現含銀成分偏低的民間私鑄幣，但是在背面的圖案和一些細節方面還是有所不同的。辛亥革命以后，袁世凱就任“臨時大總統”之職，后又成為正式大總統。當時，為了鞏固國內政局穩定，發展民族經濟，也為“制憲”和“稱帝”作準備，于是發布《國幣條例》，毅然決定在全國“統一幣制”。

“袁大頭”在錢銀保藏界被稱為銀元之寶，它是我國近千種近代銀幣中撒播最廣、影響最大的銀元種類，也是近代我國幣制革新中的一個重要角色的，具有巨大的收藏和經濟價值。

“袁大頭”首次的鑄造時間是民國三年，而且該幣被定為中華民國國幣，因此，它在我國的錢幣史上具有非常重要的地位。民國三年版正面為袁世凱側面像，上列“中華民國三年”。“年”字后沒有“造”字，其他年版都在“年”字后面有一“造”字。三年版“民”字中有一“點”，而其他年版民字無“點”。九年版中主要有袁像未封領版和大耳版兩種；前者為普通版，鑄量較多，后者鑄量較少。大耳版指袁像耳朵比其他版要大，而衣領全封領。錢幣的版面設計優雅，而且存世量極為稀少，是收藏界精品，知名度極大的一種，具有無法估量的學術與歷史價值。

There are many different versions of Yuan Shikai silver coins minted in the third year of the Republic of China. The patterns on the front are basically the same. Private coins with low silver content appear on the market, but the patterns on the back and some details are still different. After the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai assumed the post of "Interim President" and later became the official President. At that time, in order to consolidate the domestic political stability, develop the national economy, and prepare for the "constitution" and "proclaim the emperor", the "Regulations on National Currency" was issued, and it was decided to "unify the currency system" across the country.

"Yuan Datou" is known as the treasure of silver dollars in the money preservation industry. It is the most widely spread and most influential type of silver dollar among nearly a thousand modern silver coins in China. It is also an important role in the reform of the currency system in modern China. Collection and economic value.

"Yuan Datou" was first minted in the third year of the Republic of China, and the coin was designated as the national currency of the Republic of China. Therefore, it has a very important position in the history of my country's coinage. The front of the three-year edition of the Republic of China is a profile portrait of Yuan Shikai, and the "Three Years of the Republic of China" listed above. There is no word "made" after the word "nian". All other editions have the word "made" after the word "nian". There is a "dot" in the "Min" in the three-year edition, but there is no "dot" in the other editions. The nine-year edition mainly includes Yuan Xiang's unsealed version and the big ear edition; the former is a normal edition with more castings, while the latter is less cast. The big ear version means that Yuan Xiang’s ears are larger than other versions, and the collar is fully closed. The layout of the coin is elegant, and it is extremely rare in the world. It is an exquisite collection in the world, and it has a great reputation, and it has immeasurable academic and historical value.