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A Chinese Cash Coin (Maybe)?

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 Posted 05/21/2017  10:33 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add j_hewes to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi,

I found this on ebay unidentified, so I bought it just because it is unusual. So, what do I have? An actual coin, or some sort of good luck token?

-- John
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 Posted 05/21/2017  11:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Albert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like an old Wang Mang coin.
Might be FD-490 or FD-496.
Likely one between S.149 to S.169
or H9.32 to about H9.52
Search images of those and compare to yours.
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05/21/2017 11:38 pm
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 Posted 05/22/2017  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add j_hewes to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, Albert - definitely Wang Mang. The raised line radiating outward at about 3:30 turns out to be crud. Underneath, the character on the right side matches images I have looked up.

I forgot to post size & weight - 23mm and 2.77gm. That makes it a bit heavy compared to 1 cash coins I could find weights for, but too light and too small for 5 cash.

Still, I have a rough indication of where this critter places on the time line.

Thanks!
--John
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