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Trying to determine the attached coin I found this weekend. I would also be interested in hearing a suggested value. I can see on the coin TEN and I think Candareens.

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 Posted 10/15/2013  9:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is a copper 10 cash coin; it shouldn't say "candareens". The dragon-side should, I believe, say the province name (in this case the province is either Kiangsu or Kiangnan) and TEN CASH.
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How much do you think it is worth?
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 Posted 10/16/2013  03:07 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's hard to say without knowing exactly what it is.
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As Sap has already mentioned, it is a TEN CASH coin.

The Chinese inscription identifies the coin as having been minted in Jiangsu (Kiangsu) Province (江蘇省) so the "dragon" side will have the English words "KIANG-SOO".

In the very middle of the the Chinese side are the Manchu characters pronounced "boo su" which also identifies the mint as being in Jiangsu.

These coins are very common. During the period 1901-1906, it is estimated that more than 880 million of these 10 cash coins were produced in Jiangsu.

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 Posted 10/16/2013  06:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ten cash was equal to one cent.
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