Older Chinese Cash-Need Help With Identification, Please

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yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 5:10 pm I have collected a dozen older Chinese cash, and never had a problem finding examples in the Krause books. I also use the Chinese cash identification and price guide. but I have 2 coins that are eluding me. They are soldered to the inside of a foot wide , 5 inches deep bronze Chinese bowl. I don't really care about the coins, but they may help me determine the age of the bowl. It was purchased in CA about 22 years ago, and I believe it was probably brought here by Chinese hired for railroad labor.Please check the coins and bowl. Of the 4 characters on each coin, the bottom one is key. My own copy of coin 1 has a blank reverse, but in the bowl the reverse is now part of the bowl. Report this Post to the Staff

aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 12:58 am Not Chinese but Japanese coins appear to be embedded in your bowl. They appear to be from the mid-1800's. More details can be found here:-. http://roberts.faculty.history.ucsb...pancash.html Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 01:20 am All are Japanese. First - Kanei Tsuho, if it's bigger than a US quarter, it's 4 mon, late 1700s. Can't tell for sure without the reverse Second - Bunkyu Tsuho 4 mon, mid-1800s Third - Old Kanei 1 mon, mid 1600s Report this Post to the Staff
yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 10:29 pm I want to thank you both for the correct answers. As I said, I was not trying to date the coins, as much as figure when the bowl arrived in the U.S. Now I have gained more than that: I know from the latest date that the bowl (was made) had the coins inserted probably in the mid 1800's, and that the bowl is Japanese. Now I have more to go on. I feel a little foolish that I did not even try Japan or Korea . My mind was stuck on China. Thanks again. Bill. Report this Post to the Staff
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