Posted 11/21/2011 5:53 pm
A large number of poorly-made "Chinese" cash coins with illegible inscriptions were made in Indonesia.
I'm pretty sure your coin is one of these.
You can see similar coins at this website.
The character above the square hole on your coin is probably the same character as the one above the square hole on the very last coin on the page.
The web page describes these coins as follows:
Gary
I'm pretty sure your coin is one of these.
You can see similar coins at this website.
The character above the square hole on your coin is probably the same character as the one above the square hole on the very last coin on the page.
The web page describes these coins as follows:
Quote:
The coins on this page all were probably made in Indonesia in the recent couple of centuries. They are characterized by having the Chinese written in a naive style without regard to conventions of character simplification and shape, and look as if they were created by someone who could not read Chinese.
The coins on this page all were probably made in Indonesia in the recent couple of centuries. They are characterized by having the Chinese written in a naive style without regard to conventions of character simplification and shape, and look as if they were created by someone who could not read Chinese.
Gary
