Can Somone ID This Coin For Me | China, Qian Long Cash

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dktreasures New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 06/17/2011 9:29 pm This coin was given to me by my father. I think it is Korean but not for sure. Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/17/2011 11:09 pm No, this one is Chinese, from the very long reign of the Qian Long emperor (1735-1796). Board of Revenue mint, Beijing. 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
dktreasures New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 06/18/2011 4:25 pm Wow didn't know the coin was that old. Is it made of brass or some other metal? My Dad fought in the Korean war and for some reason I thought that where he got it from, but he did say they were fighting the Chinese also. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/19/2011 04:55 am "Brass" is the usual name given to the alloy which cash coins are made from. And these coins are among the most commonly encountered in Asia. Chinese traders and fortune-seekers carried them far beyond the bounds of China; you can even find them here on the goldfields of Australia. So if it was indeed found in Korea, your coin would have been brought there long before the war. 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
sethhsu New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 06/24/2011 6:37 pm It is a nice coin, and not the most common type, since the rim is wider. This is brass, but I think most of the cash coins before Qing dynasty were bronze, but not brass. Bronze has some lead in it. Report this Post to the Staff
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