Chinese Cash Coin.. (Ch'ien Lung, Boo Yon.. ? )

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Sander Pillar of the Community Netherlands 561 Posts	Posted 10/23/2013 2:46 pm This evening I sorted out a few cash coins from China, I think there where laying around for at least a year on my desk.. Because most of the time I have problems to identify them, this particular coin went on the Ch'ien Lung (1736 - 1795) 'pile'.. When looking for the second time I noticed that the left character had an extra stroke.. Now is my Chinese not that good.. and I was wondering if this is an variety? I know the Shan Lung 'commemorative' only have 2 upright strokes added to the bottom character.. Report this Post to the Staff

manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 10/27/2013 1:01 pm Yes, the "hook" at the top of the bao (å¯¶) character is a known and common variety of the qian long (Ch'ien Lung) coin cast at the Yunnan mint. This particular variety always has the bottom long (eš†) character written with a sheng (ç"Ÿ) and not with a shan (å±±). (Unfortunately, the software on this forum does not display certain Chinese characters.) Gary Report this Post to the Staff
Sander Pillar of the Community Netherlands 561 Posts	Posted 10/28/2013 05:58 am Thanks for the reply.. Report this Post to the Staff
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