Need Help To ID Chinese(?) Cash Type Coin/Charm

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wabbitseason New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/13/2021 6:04 pm First time poster here. I found this in an old coin collection (i.e. cookie tin) my grandmother had. It's roughly the size of a quarter (3.5 X 2.5 cm), it weighs about 9 grams and I think is made of silver, nickel or some combination. I've looked at hundreds of images on the Internet and have not seen anything that even comes close. Given the context, I doubt it is worth much, but figuring out what this is has become personal. Any help would be MUCH appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 02/13/2021 7:47 pm @wabbitseason, first thing I have to say is that I am a huge Bugs Bunny fan, and appreciate your handle. I am NOT an expert in Chinese cash coins, but that one looks unusual to me. Someone with more experience here will come along and give you an answer. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188102 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 12:30 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
bjherbison Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 10:24 am The second image looks like some old Chinese coins. Possibly the first as well, but I don't recognize the symbols. But overall it doesn't look like a genuine Chinese coin. It would be copper, thinner, and the surface would be smoother. It looks like someone carved a fake and then made copies of it. Report this Post to the Staff
wabbitseason New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 1:40 pm Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome to the forum and community! I greatly appreciate the replies. If nothing else, I feel somewhat less like an idiot when everyone else seems stumped as well (so far). I will continue to monitor this post and see if someone in the future might have an answer. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 4:30 pm Photo 2 resembles Ban Liang coins of ancient China. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/18/2021 03:44 am Modern, vaguely similar to ancient Chinese coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 02/18/2021 5:35 pm So far nobody has mentioned the similarity of the left character in the top photo to the Persian/Malay numeral 4. The reason I didn't mention it sooner is because I thought someone else might do it. What's wrong with that is that if this is a Ban Liang coin then the flip side should be blank (uniface). Report this Post to the Staff
oabmarcus Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 03/08/2021 12:38 pm Well, for one, I doubt it was made in China even though the back side is "Ban Liang". Ban Liang were made of bronze and stylistically this one bears zero resemblance. So I think we can rule that out. I think the characters on the other side is very telling, it is not Chinese, or any the sino influenced nations korea, , japan, Ryukyu. So my best guess is that it is from one of the southen east nations, Java? Bali? Natives made a ton of Chinese coin immitations (badly), so this might be it. Sorry if I can't offer more insight to it. Report this Post to the Staff
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