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Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 10:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 10:39 am I see I missed adding the message with my pictures. These are all part of an inherited collection and are with the coins. I am assuming they are some type of currency, but many look more like game pieces and the one is a compressed brick of something, can't identify what though. Any input is greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 10:41 am One more. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 11:31 am Animal things: Paperweights (Unlikely)? Toys? Decoration? They look to be late Qing Dynasty or later (most likey 1850-1950). Big block think: Part of a building's architecture? What is it made of? Round percelain coins: They are coins, but I don't know if they were ever used in actual commerce. Long metal thing: Bronze of silver ingot known as boat/canoe money? Silver bead things: silver ingots for use in commerce? Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 11:35 am The compressed brick I thought might be tea. It is crumbly at the edge and I saw a few examples of tea bricks used as currency. I don't think it is a building material, rather something more organic. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 11:36 am The round coins appear to be a porcelain or some type of ceramic material. Report this Post to the Staff
hoosiergator Valued Member 204 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 12:43 pm They are very cool looking but I have no idea what these are. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 12:46 pm Porcelain counters are associated with China and Siam (Thailand) for use in gambling. I think that your last shot may be, appropriately enough, bullet money. Again, from memory associated with Thailand. Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 4:57 pm #1 & #2 and last one chess pieces? Report this Post to the Staff
coincollector1 Valued Member 54 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 5:18 pm Some are tea. Try to break a small piece off and make a cup. Tell us what it tastes like! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 6:05 pm #1 and #6: The "animal things" are usually called "Chinese opium weights" by sellers. They are not money. While not technically "numismatic", they still turn up at coin dealers and in the Coins section of ebay from time to time. Replicas are also being mass-produced in China. #2: it does indeed look like a piece of tea brick money. "Instant tea" never really took off in the West to the same extent as "instant coffee", but it is still produced and consumed in parts of China and Siberia. The Wikipedia article mentions their use as money. #3: These are porcelain gambling tokens from Thailand. Not money, but nevertheless numismatic. #4: A form of primitive money from Southeast Asia known as "tiger tongue money". They are supposed to be silver; ones that are not silvery-looking are either very late debased types or replicas. zeno.ru page. #5: These pieces are known as "bullet money" from Thailand. Unlike most of the other items you've listed, you will find these pieces listed in the Krause coin catalogues. 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
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 6:26 pm As always, I am amazed by the amount of knowledge. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 11:53 am https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histo...f_Thai_money http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/...e_money.html http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021...2-1103.ch011 http://www.thaibankmuseum.or.th/eng/museum110.php http://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.co...urrency.html or just google 'thai bullet money" Report this Post to the Staff
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