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 Posted 12/18/2021  8:54 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Jdford to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Can't tell, says it's 1796-1820 China 1 Cash #22025; #23542; #36890; #24950; Jiaqing Boo Yuwan Chinese Tong Bao Empire Coin.
Im no expert, so any help would be appreciated. Like 7 bucks on ebay.
If real, can anyone grade them?

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 Posted 12/18/2021  10:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Albert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't see a reason to think it would not be genuine.
While I don't grade coins, it looks to be very common and worth about a dollar or two.
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 Posted 12/19/2021  02:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Grinya to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I fully agree, common genuine cash coin with $1-2 price
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 Posted 12/19/2021  11:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jdford to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ok thanks. Had to buy it to review seller other items. Found a few I wanted. Just didn't want to buy something fake.
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This is one of those coins that is so common and worth so little, one would have to wonder why anyone would make a fake version.
It would probably be not worth the time, trouble or materials.
I think the odds of this piece being fake is slim to none.
By the way it looks like Yunnan Province, 1797-1818. Hartill 22.542, rarity guide very common, valued at $2.00
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 Posted 12/19/2021  7:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jdford to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks, I was looking for ancient coins. I'm not very good identifying them. I wasn't to worried about the price nor the value. Just a good seller for ancient coins. I bought a crusader coin from them, but they only had a stack not showing them individually. Will show pictures when I get it.
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 Posted 12/19/2021  7:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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This is one of those coins that is so common and worth so little, one would have to wonder why anyone would make a fake version.
It would probably be not worth the time, trouble or materials.

While this specific coin appears to be genuine, they can and do make fakes. Specifically, "Feng Shui" fakes, for decorative purposes. The people who make Feng Shui replica coins have persuaded the true believers that buying "new" coins is better than buying "old" coins, because the "old" coins might have old spirits still attached to them.

Many non-specialist dealers, who can't tell the difference, often lump together the fakes and genuine coins in a single "Chinese cash coins - $2 each" bowl.

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Thanks, I was looking for ancient coins. I'm not very good identifying them. I wasn't to worried about the price nor the value. Just a good seller for ancient coins. I bought a crusader coin from them, but they only had a stack not showing them individually. Will show pictures when I get it.

Frankly, I don't think this seller sounds like a "good seller for ancient coins". "Good sellers" wouldn't sell a $1 coin for $7.

If you're new to ancient and mediaeval coins, I'd recommend avoiding ebay for now. There are simply far too many people selling fakes, or genuine but overpriced coins.
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 Posted 12/19/2021  8:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Albert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There are some good sellers that do sell at fair & honest prices.
I bought many common genuine ancient coins for under $2.0 from a seller in New York that is not on ebay.
I guess there's no profit to be made selling for such a low cost using ebay.
But then later I replaced them with $5.00 and $7.00 coins bought elsewhere.
Some of these sellers will offer lower quality coins that can be identified for very little.
But to get cash coins that are better preserved, then the prices go up to around $5 to $7 for many seemingly common coins.
Multiple dozens of good looking common coins were bought from a couple sellers in California having their own online stores.
The difference is that the lowest catalog prices are connected with the poorer coins and the better coins cost more.
To get one like the OP pictured, where all six characters are easy to define, I could see some collectors being happy with that seller and coin at that price.
Or better yet, maybe a dollar or two lower.
But as long as ebay is the chosen venue, then it's probably only fair to the seller that they must charge a little more than the suggested lower catalog value as found in the reference books.
I'd wager one could buy the OP coin from a dealers bargain bin for $2.00, but maybe not the same coin for that price on ebay.

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 Posted 12/20/2021  06:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jdford to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the advice! I'll start looking into more/better stores other than ebay on ancient coins. Much appreciated!
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To get one like the OP pictured, where all six characters are easy to define
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What do you mean by "OP"?
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OP means the Original Poster
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