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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/18/2012 8:22 pm 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. 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. Also, what grade is this please ? Is there an online grading guide ? Report this Post to the Staff

Enlil Pillar of the Community Australia 560 Posts	Posted 08/18/2012 9:58 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 06:41 am Enlil, Thanks for your reply. Is there a good reference book that you use and would recommend for Chinese cash identification, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
nikola Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 342 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 08:11 am 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 12:55 pm nikola, Thanks. Does it cover grading as well, please ? Have you used Schjöth ? Report this Post to the Staff
wheatiefan Pillar of the Community United States 507 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 3:46 pm 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 6:35 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
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