Help Requested Identifying Old Chinese Coin

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OldDogEyes New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 3:16 pm Howdy everyone! I'm new to the forum and pretty unfamiliar with foreign coins. I mainly collect US Currency and coins... I was told that the coin pictured below was from the Peking mint Kung-Pu Board of Public Works and was minted between 1821 and 1851. Can anyone confirm this and possible provide more detail including a KM# ? I'm really stuck on this one... Many thanks in advance! Doug Report this Post to the Staff

Poland Coins Valued Member 63 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 3:26 pm Emperor Jia Qing (Jiaqing), 1796-1820. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qing-Dynast...em2c61fd8407 Edited by Poland Coins 01/08/2012 3:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 4:58 pm Hello, Eyes, and welcome to the forum. Yes, indeed this is a cash coin issued during Hsuan Tsung, 1821 - 1851, but, I believe it was done by the Board of Revenue in Peking, not the Board of Public Works. In the Krause it is C# 1-3 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:10 pm Hello and welcome to the forum. Poland Coins is incorrect; the writing is completely different. Whoever told you the date is partially correct, this coin is from the Dao Guang emperor (1820-1850), but it's actually Board of Revenue mint, not Board of Works. Krause isn't the best guide for Chinese cash coins, but for a non-world-coins collector it's usually good enough. It's either KM/C# 1-3 or 2-3 - I can't tell, I'm working off the [/url]NGC price guide[/url] which doesn't have pics, or very good descriptions. 1-3, from memory. What's got me puzzled is the coin appears to be "unfinished". It still has the casting sprue attached - this is usually filed off before the coin is issued. It may be an unofficial coin (that is, a privately-made counterfeit). I'll have to check my references when I get home from work. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:10 pm Sap's too slow today. 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
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:29 pm Quote: Sap's too slow today. No, Sap is more thorough, and that takes time! Report this Post to the Staff
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