Need Help Iding Chinese Cash Coin- Medieval?

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 7:39 pm Hi everyone, I just got this rather rough but unusual Chinese cash coin. However, I really cannot ID it. Any help would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34511 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 8:34 pm Looks most like Qing Dynasty to me, possibly Emporer Ren Zong 1796-1820. I don't recognize that rev though. "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 Edited by Spence 09/15/2016 8:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 8:37 pm Spence- Thanks for the input! Really, that recent? I'm surprised. Edited by Archraz 09/15/2016 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34511 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 8:41 pm Well, TC is the expert on this stuff. It looks to me like the four characters on the obv are Jia Qing tong bao though. "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
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 10:03 pm All I knew is that it was Korean, not Chinese (that is probably why you couldn't ID it. ) Obverse says "Sang Pyong Tong Bo." I'm assuming the reverse needs to be rotated clockwise 90 degrees. The closest thing I come up with is "Pyong" at top (left in the OP's picture, and the numerical character for 11. My reference dates this to 1883 if the size is between 20-23mm. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/15/2016 10:11 pm TypeCoin971793- Wow that's quite surprising. I would have guessed it to be much older. Thanks for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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