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John Bonzo Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 9:01 pm I found these three coins in a drawer at my grandfather's house as we were getting things ready for an estate sale (along with a 1951 Roosevelt silver dime and BU 1956 LWC). The best I can make out is that they are Chinese. I am curious as to what else any of you may know about them. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 10:25 am Those are Chinese Cash coins. This site helps identify them. http://www.calgarycoin.com/referenc...8.htm#images of titles Report this Post to the Staff
John Bonzo Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 9:43 pm Thanks! I'll look through the site this weekend. It sure can be tough distinguishing those characters! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 11:52 pm They are indeed all Chinese cash. The top two (which are both upside-down) are from the reign of the Kang Xi emperor (AD 1662-1722). The one on the left is from Chekiang province ("Ning" mintmark), the one on the right is from the Board of Revenue mint. The smaller one at the bottom (which is right way up) is from the Qian Long emperor (1736-1795), Revenue mint. Narrowing the dating range is problematic, with estimates relying on small changes in the shapes of the characters. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
denny5 Valued Member Australia 59 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 10:26 pm They are common middle Qing dynasty coins, not worth too much but a few dollars. However, I recommend to keep them since there are more and more fake similar coins in market. Report this Post to the Staff
nicwinner Valued Member Australia 262 Posts	Posted 02/08/2012 06:00 am not interesting anyway Report this Post to the Staff
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