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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Please help me identify this coin:  If you can give me these details I would greatly appreciate it: Year or Approx Date of Minting Face value KM# if known I'm sorry if I have not displayed the coin in its' correct orientation, I have no idea which way is up.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like a "cash coin" from China, from the era of "Kang-hsi" in the years 1661-1722.
Edited by Albert
03/20/2016 02:21 am
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 United States
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Minted for Emporer Sheng Zu in 1667-75. Obv. characters are Kang Xi tong bao. Mint was Linqing garrison and attribution is Hartill #22.124. Orientation is correct in your photos.
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Formerly nancyc
 Australia
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Wow!! Thanks!! You folks are pretty quick.  I now have a heap of info about it and I notice that it's Numista Rarity index: 86, so I guess there's not many of them around. Features Country China - Empire Years 1667-1675 Value 1 Cash (0.001) Metal Cast Brass Diameter 27 mm Shape Round with a square hole Orientation Medal alignment #8593;#8593; Demonetized yes References FD# 2264 Chinese ideograms - Top to bottom: #24247;#29081; = Kangxi, 4th emperor of the Qing dynasty (Manchu) 1661-1722. - Right to left: #36890;#23542; = Tong bao, means currency Reverse In Manchu and Chinese prints, the mint name: Lin-lin (Linqing, Shandong province) Wish I could remember where I got it from.  I just had a dose of reality, being that it's Chinese, is it likely that this might not be a genuine coin? life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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03/19/2016 9:40 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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In addition to FD# 2264 it is Schjoth#1425, KM#320, Hartill#22.124, Hartill Qing#20.55.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Thanks for the extra info. Now I can label it correctly.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1915 Posts |
Keep in mind these Chinese emperors had varieties of names and they can be spelled in different ways.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Keep in mind these Chinese emperors had varieties of names and they can be spelled in different ways. The Qing Dynasty emperors (and most of the Ming as well) had their real name and just one reign title. You see multiple reign titles per emperor during the Song Dynasty. It was tradition to have a lucky or powerful-sounding reign title for an emperor, and this tradition dates back well into the Zhou Dynasty. It just wasn't tradition to put the reign titles on coins until the 500's AD and more so until 960 AD. The spelling depends on how you transcribe the Chinese characters into English. There is only one set of Characters, but the English transcription can be different to better reflect the pronunciation of the charaters. For example the bottom character can be written as 'Xi' or 'Hsi.' The latter transcription is a better representation of how the character is pronounced. Quote:
I just had a dose of reality, being that it's Chinese, is it likely that this might not be a genuine coin? This coin is genuine. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Thank you very much. This is the first time I've need help to identify a coin and you have been extremely helpful. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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