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Joshua_Schell New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 10:02 am any help with this coin would be cool ive had it for a couple of years now. I cant find it anywhere seen them close to it but having a hard time. Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 11:01 am Looks to be Chinese cash, but I'm no expert - what we need are photos that have the entire front (obverse) and back (reverse) showing without being clipped at the edges. These photos aren't good enough to let the coin image database do it's job in attempting a match. Even though it's worn down there does appear to be enough detail left to make identity easy enough for someone with more experience in Asian coinage. Closest I can get, is possibly on this page? https://www.calgarycoin.com/referen...a7.htm#s1166 "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 07/13/2021 11:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
Joshua_Schell New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 11:52 am thanks for the info ill put photos of the whole thing just in case someone knows something else. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 1:45 pm Much better! Still no luck but it's fun to look, I'm betting this is the size of a US Quarter? Give or take a few millimeters? That backwards "Z" looking character should make it easier to find out of the hundred or so different ones made. Any idea of the composition? Iron is the primary type of meta used, so it corrodes badly. Of course China make many fakes of their own coins also so not to rule out it could be a contemporary counterfeit just as easily as being from the 1200 or earlier. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Joshua_Schell New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 3:04 pm yeah its always fun to look around. I normally end up off track and in a hole different country of coins. but the size of this one is actually little bit larger than a US half dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Joshua_Schell New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 4:26 pm oh sorry I'm not sure of the composition although you cant see it in the photos. there is a scratch near the center hole and it looks kind of like brass. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 07/13/2021 8:30 pm It's not an official mainstream coin. The "backwards-Z character" is "ping", which makes me think it might be Taiping Rebellion related, though it could just be a crudely made charm of some kind. "Tai Ping tong bao" unofficial coins are also known from Palembang, Indonesia. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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