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timspong Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 08:43 am I need some help with this coin. I got as far as identifying it as possibly a Japanese Mon? Anyone know what it is and a rough year of manufacture? Thanks. Tim Report this Post to the Staff

allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 12:44 pm Kind of close, it is Chinese, not Japanese. Your coin is upside down. The characters on the right hand side of the top picture are called "BOO." When ever you see the boo they should be on the left hand side of the reverse. I think it is: China, Emperor KAO TSUNG, AD 1736-1795 S-1464, "BOO CIOWAN" (Board of Revenue mint in Bejing). www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#chien lung Coins from the Board of Revenue Mint are very common. Emperor Kao Tsung coins are also very common because he had a long rule. You can narrow the date down more by looking at certain identifying marks. I usually call it good with this because if you are not familiar with Chinese characters it all seems like black magic; also the casting process has a tendency of distorting the surfaces. Edited by allranger 09/01/2013 12:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
timspong Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 10:00 pm Great stuff! thanks a lot allranger Report this Post to the Staff
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