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 Posted 01/16/2012  9:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add John Bonzo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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.

3-Chinese-Coins

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 Posted 01/17/2012  10:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wquinn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Those are Chinese Cash coins. This site helps identify them.
http://www.calgarycoin.com/referenc...8.htm#images of titles
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 Posted 01/17/2012  9:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John Bonzo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks! I'll look through the site this weekend. It sure can be tough distinguishing those characters!
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 Posted 01/17/2012  11:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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.
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 Posted 02/06/2012  10:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add denny5 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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.
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 Posted 02/08/2012  06:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nicwinner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
not interesting anyway
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