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Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 04/30/2015 8:17 pm I saw this coin in a foreign coin junk box and was curious about it. I have never owned one before and was wondering its approximate age and ruler. Is it authentic, he has replica cash coins in his token box but they felt and look a lot different from this one. Edited by Bertensgrad 04/30/2015 8:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 04/30/2015 8:41 pm It appears genuine. It is the type which is probably the most commonly encountered genuine cash coin, and probably one of the commonest coins ever made on this planet: it is from the reign of the Qian Long emperor (Ch'ien Lung in the old spelling), ruled 1735-1796. It is from the Board of Revenue mint. A careful study of the calligraphy can give a slightly narrower date range, as well as reveal the "privy marks" which indicated which particular branch within the Revenue mint was responsible for the coin. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 04/30/2015 9:22 pm Oh wow I guess it's my oldest coin then kinda cool Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 01:23 am OK, I'm home and have free time to look your coin up in the Hartill catalogue. The basic type is the "protruding head boo" variety, which dates roughly from 1761-1767. After 1726, the Board of Revenue controlled four mint facilities, all situated to the northeast of the Forbidden City in Beijing, called the North, South, East and West branches by their positions relative to each other. Your coin has the privy mark of the East Branch. The Hartill reference number, if you're curious, is 22.207. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 06/08/2015 4:54 pm Thank you so much for this information. Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 06/08/2015 5:03 pm Ah so this is the same type of coin I got from my brother in law that Sap informed me about too! More info is cool thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 06/08/2015 5:27 pm Sap pretty much nailed it. Nothing more for me to add to this discussion. Report this Post to the Staff
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