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What sort of Chinese Cast Coin do I have here?

AJ2525AJ2525 Posts: 477
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This is one of four very similar that my father gave me.

Let me see if I can post the picture....

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Some call it an accumulation not a collection

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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    It's Chinese and minted from 1821-1874. If you show us the other side we can tell what mint it came from.
  • AJ2525AJ2525 Posts: 477
    Hello Thanks Here's the other side....

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    Some call it an accumulation not a collection
  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep, it's a coin of the Dao Guang Emperor (1821-1850), also known as "Tao Kuang". The coin can't be dated any more precisely than that. The mintmark is for the Board of Revenue mint in the capital, Beijing. Made by the millions, they're still very common today.

    For Chinese coins of this period, the main difference between the coins of the various emperors are the two characters at the top and bottom; the two characters at left and right are almost always the same.
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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Sapyx is right about the dates. Sorry for my mistakeimage
  • AJ2525AJ2525 Posts: 477
    Thank you
    Some call it an accumulation not a collection
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