Posted 03/26/2009 12:01 am
Coins 1, 3, & 4 are from the Guangzhou machine mint in Guangdong province. This mint had 90 presses provided by Ralph Heaton and Sons of Birmingham, England, making it the largest mint in the world at the time. These coins were issued between 1890 and 1899, and have the Schjoth catalog number 1587. In the Hartill catalog, they are listed as 22.1335.
Coin 2 was cast at the Beijing Board of Works Mint. For this mint and emperor, rims this broad were only cast between 1740 and 1745. Schjoth number 1466, Hartill number 22.251.
Coin 5 is also from the Beijing Board of Works Mint. From the style of the calligraphy, it is from the mint's Old Branch, and was cast between 1796 and 1798. Schjoth number 1490, Hartill number 22.482.
Coin 2 was cast at the Beijing Board of Works Mint. For this mint and emperor, rims this broad were only cast between 1740 and 1745. Schjoth number 1466, Hartill number 22.251.
Coin 5 is also from the Beijing Board of Works Mint. From the style of the calligraphy, it is from the mint's Old Branch, and was cast between 1796 and 1798. Schjoth number 1490, Hartill number 22.482.
