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pauljmcdonnell New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 06:43 am Hi! I was given this coin while I was in Japan over 20 years ago, I only just rediscovered it. Here are two pictures of the coin, front and back, I can't seem yo find any information about this coins specific period. I hope that someone here will be able to shed some light on it for me. Kindest regards, Paul. Image: coina.jpg 87.24 KB Image: coinb.jpg 57.18 KB Report this Post to the Staff

wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 12:04 pm Could ya post clearer pics. Also , remove the eye - creepy OOPS!! glad to have you onboard Edited by wwhitman 09/22/2008 12:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 12:07 pm I bet someone will say it's Chinese Report this Post to the Staff
pauljmcdonnell New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 12:28 pm Thanks wwhitman, hahaha I took the photo holding the coin up to the camera on my pc. I'll do a better photo at home tonight with a proper camera. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 12:45 pm It's a Chinese coin. The image is flipped and it should look something like this: Sorry I don't have the back image as this coin is glued to a cardboard. Struck in the era Chia-ching, 1796-1820 My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 12:56 pm The lower character on the other side (when rotated correctly, it will be on the right), it's hard to make out - and this is the one that will tell us which province the coin is from.. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 4:32 pm pauljmcdonnell- I must admit, while the coin is not easily seen, that first pic looks really cool! Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 7:36 pm Kwangsi province. Report this Post to the Staff
my2cents Valued Member Australia 68 Posts	Posted 09/23/2008 09:34 am I've gotta say the first picture gets my vote for originality! Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 09/23/2008 11:18 am Quote: I've gotta say the first picture gets my vote for originality! I'll second that and to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
pauljmcdonnell New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 09/24/2008 5:30 pm Thanks - you're all incredibly helpful, I will photograph the coin properly though. What a fantastic forum! Report this Post to the Staff
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