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Ch'ing Cash Coin Duo

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I rescued these today from a dealer's "bargain" bin, they got my attention because they seemed a bit oversized to me (at a bit over 27 mm in diameter).

No problem at all attributing them, the one on the left is ostensibly from the reign of Sheng Tsu (1662-1722) and bears the mark of the Board of Revenue mint. The other would be an issue of Shih Tsu (1644-1661) and the Board of Works mint.

They're definitely cast rather than struck, but have very smooth edges and seem a little on the thin side as well (0.8 & 1.0 mm). If they're reproductions, it's no big deal as they cost me next to nothing.

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05/02/2018 01:04 am
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Nice finds lucky cuss, I really want to start a Chinese collection, but I feel theres to many fake to make a genuine set without spending a lot. I guess I'm going to start small, like you and look for some in dealer junk-piles , the trick will be to look for the reals ones where no one else is looking .
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Those look authentic, thin and 28 may be the 10 cash, the smaller ones are usually just 1 or 5 cash. Used to have a whole bag of those, was picking up my Chinese takeout once and for grins gave him the bag...boy did he become furiously enraged! Red in the face(that really shows up!), was absolutely not amused one bit. He said those are so very common in China it is an insult to even have them in ones possession, much less as payment. I gave him a big tip after that!
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He said those are so very common in China it is an insult to even have them in ones possession, much less as payment.

I wasn't aware of that. I patronize a dine-in Chinese buffet and always leave a Chinese coin of some sort (albeit not a cash coin) along with the normal tip in U.S. currency. The servers, who are of Chinese ancestry, seem to get a kick out of it.

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...I feel theres to many fake to make a genuine set...

Yes, a lot of numismatic forgeries, mostly of silver issues. As far as cash coins go, many modern reproductions stand out for being struck and stylistically just wrong looking. But there're just an unbelievable number of genuine ones floating around. You shouldn't have a hard time assembling a group of, say, one for each Ch'ing emperor.

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The diameter of Cash coins can vary a little bit.

Genuine Chinese Cash coins were made in truly industrial quantities, especially of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
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