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turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 03/19/2016 6:50 pm I am a very casual collector with a love for Asian coins. I have picked up several lots recently and in one lot that I picked up locally, I have found two Cash that have mint marks that I do not recognize. The first one, I believe is the Boo Yon mint mark, but the top part of the mark is different that I have on other coins in my collection with the Boo Yon mint mark. The second one might be too worn to identify. As worn as it is, I cannot come up with anything that is even close. Thank you in advance for your help. Doug Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 03/19/2016 7:28 pm It would be a little helpful to see the obverses too. For example, is the first coin a Qian Long tong bao? Several varieties include a "y-shaped yun" "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 03/19/2016 7:30 pm I will get the obverse posted on both coins. Sorry about that. Report this Post to the Staff
turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 03/19/2016 7:39 pm Here are the obverses of both coins, in the same order as the reverses posted above. Report this Post to the Staff
InconsistentBlend Valued Member Poland 59 Posts	Posted 03/20/2016 04:17 am Looks like Boo nan. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 03/20/2016 08:50 am ok thanks for showing the obv pics. that definitely helps. first coin is a Qian Long tong bao minted under Emporer Gao Zong. I believe that it was minted in Shunning (Yunnan province) between 1764 and 1770 as the y shape on the yun and square shape head on the tong are diagnostic. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 03/20/2016 09:01 am Second coin is same emperor and thus minted 1736-1795. As you note, it is pretty heavily worn, but my best guess is minted in Ili, Xinjiang Province. The rev of these coins have the character "i" on rev right which kinda looks like our number "3". Hopefully, someone else on CCF can shed additional light. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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