Help With Some Old Chinese Bronze Coins Tied Together

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Tipton444 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 06/10/2018 8:21 pm Hello all, I recently purchased a bunch of antique Chinese coins all tied together and would love some help identifying them. I was told that they were hanging on an antique Chinese pig statue, because pigs are supposedly lucky in China and they hope they will bring you wealth. The lady I got them from works at a dump facility, and gets all kinds of amazing stuff for free. I know some Chinese coins can bring a lot of money on ebay, so can anyone tell me if I have any that are good? Or just run of the mill Qing Dynasty coins? Thank you all! Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 06/11/2018 12:54 am Most of those look like Ching Dynasty cash coins. That's 1644-1908/9 with 8 different emperors. This reference will help you identify which. The front has 4 characters, the upper/lower ones are the emperor , the rear none to four(usually two)are the mint. I see you have a couple different minted ones. As for a value, not much, these are quite common coins and are even copied a lot, yours do look real tho. http://www.calgarycoin.com/referenc...a/china8.htm Edited by Crazyb0 06/11/2018 12:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/11/2018 08:46 am that they look genuine. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Tipton444 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 06/11/2018 2:42 pm Thank you guys so very much! Exactly what I was looking for. Very cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/11/2018 4:23 pm I would recommend finding an expert on Chinese cash coins. I have no doubt that the coins themselves are real, but they appear to have been arrange do make a sort of charm, like this: http://www.mercurytreasures.com/feshcosw.html That is a modern fabrication; they were made in the 19th century and earlier, too. If that is indeed genuine 19th century twine holding them together, they would be worth a bit more, even as they are. If not, they are only worth about 10-25 cents as individual coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Tipton444 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 06/11/2018 9:00 pm Oh wow, very neat. I've never seen one of those or anything like it. The calgarycoin website was a big help with learning the different cash coins, but I'm sure an expert could help! Report this Post to the Staff
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