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Posted 12/30/2008 06:48 am
OK, time to wrap this up...
Correction to R6P6: this mintmark is actually from the Tungchuan mint in Yunnan province, as opposed to the provincial capital. Tungchuan was the centre of copper mining in the province.
R7 P1: Qian Long again (R1P3), Board of Works mint, Beijing (the same as R5P5)
R7 P2: Same emperor and mint as R2P4.
R7 P3: Same emperor as R2P4, this one's Changsha mint, Hunan province
R7 P4: Same emperor as R2P4, this one's definitely Board of Works mint, Beijing.
R7 P5: Same emperor as R2P4 again, but this one's Nanchang mint, Jiangxi Province.
R7 P6: Same emperor as R2P4 again, but Guilin mint, Guangxi Province.
R8 P1: Same emperor as R1P3, but same mint as the previous coin R7P6.
R8 P2: Another R1P3, but this one's Wuchang mint, Hebei Province.
R8 P3: This was the one that looked to me like it might be Annamese, but it's actually Chinese, from the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Shun Zhi emperor (1644-1661 AD). Board of Revenue mint.
R8 P4: More or less identical to R7P6.
R8 P5: Another hard-to-read "running script" coin of the Song Dynasty. I think this one is Yuan Feng Tong Bao again, much the same as R2P2.
R8 P6: Finally, this one is from the same emperor and reign-name as the previous coin (R8P5 and R2P2), only this one is in "seal script" rather than "running script". Rotate about 45 degrees clockwise.
I don't think any of these are particularly scarce or valuable types. The Song Dynasty coins are nearly 1000 years old, so you might think that would make then rare and valuable. But the Jen catalogue has this to say about Song coins: "The Song Dynasty stands out among other dynasties for turning out great quantities of cash coins, reaching 3 [billion] cash per year during [the reign of emperor Ren Zong]. No wonder tons of Northern Song coins have been unearthed over the years, most of them of no value whatsoever...". There are some scarce Song types, but unfortunately, none of them appear here in this thread. The catalogue lists most of these Song types I've listed at 50¢ to $1 each in this condition.
Correction to R6P6: this mintmark is actually from the Tungchuan mint in Yunnan province, as opposed to the provincial capital. Tungchuan was the centre of copper mining in the province.
R7 P1: Qian Long again (R1P3), Board of Works mint, Beijing (the same as R5P5)
R7 P2: Same emperor and mint as R2P4.
R7 P3: Same emperor as R2P4, this one's Changsha mint, Hunan province
R7 P4: Same emperor as R2P4, this one's definitely Board of Works mint, Beijing.
R7 P5: Same emperor as R2P4 again, but this one's Nanchang mint, Jiangxi Province.
R7 P6: Same emperor as R2P4 again, but Guilin mint, Guangxi Province.
R8 P1: Same emperor as R1P3, but same mint as the previous coin R7P6.
R8 P2: Another R1P3, but this one's Wuchang mint, Hebei Province.
R8 P3: This was the one that looked to me like it might be Annamese, but it's actually Chinese, from the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Shun Zhi emperor (1644-1661 AD). Board of Revenue mint.
R8 P4: More or less identical to R7P6.
R8 P5: Another hard-to-read "running script" coin of the Song Dynasty. I think this one is Yuan Feng Tong Bao again, much the same as R2P2.
R8 P6: Finally, this one is from the same emperor and reign-name as the previous coin (R8P5 and R2P2), only this one is in "seal script" rather than "running script". Rotate about 45 degrees clockwise.
I don't think any of these are particularly scarce or valuable types. The Song Dynasty coins are nearly 1000 years old, so you might think that would make then rare and valuable. But the Jen catalogue has this to say about Song coins: "The Song Dynasty stands out among other dynasties for turning out great quantities of cash coins, reaching 3 [billion] cash per year during [the reign of emperor Ren Zong]. No wonder tons of Northern Song coins have been unearthed over the years, most of them of no value whatsoever...". There are some scarce Song types, but unfortunately, none of them appear here in this thread. The catalogue lists most of these Song types I've listed at 50¢ to $1 each in this condition.
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