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Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 5:55 pm Got these 2 in a grab bag of world coins. I have no clue where they are from, when they were minted, or the denomination. Coin #1 is obviously of Asian origin, but that's all I can figure out. Any help is appreciated! Coin #1 Coin #2 Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 6:49 pm Chinese cash and I'm thinking Portugal for the second. Don't have my books here, so ill check to see if you get more specific information, and if not, do some digging for you. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 6:51 pm #2 is Portuguese India, Miguel I, undated 1/2 tanga 1831-34: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces48868.html #1 looks familiar, but I have no idea what it is specifically. Report this Post to the Staff
Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 7:04 pm Quote: Chinese cash and I'm thinking Portugal for the second. Don't have my books here, so ill check to see if you get more specific information, and if not, do some digging for you. Thanks, I'd appreciate that. Quote: #2 is Portuguese India, Miguel I, undated 1/2 tanga 1831-34 Cool! That will pay for the whole grab bag. Edited by Beefer518 07/20/2017 7:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 9:03 pm @beefer518, hopefully our Asian experts will weigh in also, but that looks like a Japanese cast cash to me: Kuan Ei tsu ho are the characters on the obv. According to my Hartill, here are gazillion of small variations in both the obv and rev characters, but I would attribute it as Hartill #25.51-53 and so minted between 1626 and 1859 AD. A neat pick-up! "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
Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 10:13 pm Thanks Spence! I looked on this page: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20859.html , and if I'm correct, the character on the reverse would be some type of date indicator, then it was minted 1739-1838? It is iron, as it is strongly magnetic, and the diameter matches at 23.9mm. This has potential to be my oldest coin, beating out my Fugio (depending what year it was actually minted, which I'll never know). Sweet! Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 07:47 am I think you are on the right track. The basic coins (much like our Lincoln cents) were made over a long period. The reverse shows a mint mark. And that can help narrow down a date. Depending on how confident you are with interpreting the mint mark, there are some other choices from an earlier time, also made of cast iron. This example is quite common and made at Kameido. Report this Post to the Staff
arok Valued Member Canada 53 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 11:05 am #1 is Ishinomaki-sen, I believe. Report this Post to the Staff
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