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Help With Chinese Cash, Please ?

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 Posted 08/18/2012  8:22 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Pertinax to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I think this may be Jen Tsung (1796-1820), the last 3 characters seem to read ch'ing T'ung Pao, but the first character doesn't look like Chia.

There's a very similar image in KM.



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I think the reverse is Boo-Yon (Yun mint) Yunnan


and thus it's KM453.1, however I'd like more experienced keener eyed members to confirm or set me right.

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Also, what grade is this please ?
Is there an online grading guide ?
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 Posted 08/18/2012  9:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Enlil to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes it is a Jia Qing (or how ever you like to spell it) Tong Bao, nothing wrong with the first character, although I do not know the KM number, as I do not use that.
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 Posted 08/19/2012  06:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pertinax to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Enlil,
Thanks for your reply.

Is there a good reference book that you use and would recommend for Chinese cash identification, please ?
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 Posted 08/19/2012  08:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nikola to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello.
I use Chinese Cash Identification and Price Guide by David Jen and Krause catalog.

CASH
KM# 453.1
Material:Cast Brass
Obverse: Type A
Obv. Inscription: Chia-ch'ing T'ung-pao.
Reverse: Manchu "Boo-yôn".
Mint: Yünnan-fu
Note: Schjöth #1495
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nikola,
Thanks.
Does it cover grading as well, please ?

Have you used Schjöth ?
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I bought and use David Hartill's Cast Chinese Coins. Here is a link to US dealer Scott Seman's review of it. He claims that it is now "the new standard reference". His site also has a list of mintmarks that you can reference or print out.

For online references, I used to use the picture guide at sportstune. Then I discovered the Calgary Coin guide, which was very helpful but unfortunately incomplete. There is also a Chinese Charms and Coins page built by one of the members of CCF which I have bookmarked but haven't explored all the areas.

I don't know if many of these sources go into much detail about grading. But then, the coins themselves aren't as demanding as machine struck coins.

hope this helps,
-wheatiefan
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wheatiefan,
These links are very useful, especially Scott Seman's book list - the best listing of books on Chinese coins I've seen.

Then I found his listing of other coin books - I'll need some more bookcases.

Admittedly, I found Calgary Coins pages earlier today via Google and they are incredibly useful - particularly their VCoins listings.

Chinese coins seem very cheap though I suppose they'll be very easy to counterfeit, too; if prices ever rise enough to make it worthwhile.
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