Need Help Identifying Ch'ing Dynasty Coin

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quadefx New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 03:19 am I've been able to identify this coin, from the characters on the Obverse, as a coin from the Ch'ing Dynasty under Emperor Hsuan Tsung AD 1821 - 1850. However, I cannot find an exact match of this coin with the mint character shown on the Reverse. The coin weights 4.3grams and is approx. 25mm in diameter. Any help identifying this coin, charm, or fake would be appreciated. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 07:59 am The mint looks like Kuei (Kwang-si, now Guangxi), so it is provincial coinage But it can be a charm corrections welcome Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 08:46 am Hello and welcome. Your coin is a fantasy/replica, I'm afraid. The mintmarks for this emperor were never written in Chinese. 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
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 09:11 am I concur with Sap. This mintmark just plain does not exist for the entirety of Qing coinage. The reason why there are no Chinese characters in the mintmarks of this issue is that the provincial mints were shut down because of an economic crisis brought about by the opium trade of this era. Report this Post to the Staff
quadefx New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 10:44 am Thank you all for your quick responses. I was afraid it might be too good to be a genuine coin. I appreciate the information you all provided. Report this Post to the Staff
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