china one cash coin

silverpop

well this is my new coin it's a china one cash coin that dates 1889 made in Guangdong

the coin has been cleaned but overall a nice coin



Updated the info

sumnom

I rather like these. Krause says this piece was minted in 1889 in Guangdong. It is one of the first milled coins in Chinese numismatic history.

(The image to the left is upside down.)

silverpop

cool

thanks for the info

zeebob

1889. How can you tell?

Neat example.

I thought I heard somewhere that these were cast and not struck - is that correct?

Bob

Sapyx

<< <i>1889. How can you tell?

Neat example.

I thought I heard somewhere that these were cast and not struck - is that correct? >>


The coins aren't actually dated; we know from mint records that that's when coins with this particular design were struck. This one is type 1 (KM/Y# 189).

Ordinarily, cash-style coins (round with square hole) were cast and not struck, but the Guangzhou (Canton) mint obtained modern western-style minting machinery in the 1880's, and these were the among the first coins to be made there.

sumnom

The coin does not bear the year of its production but it does bear the name of the reign in which it was minted, which was "Guangxu." The Guangxu reign lasted from 1875 to 1908. There are some examples of "cash" coins that are dated but they are unusual. I posted some pictures of a few a while back. I will see if I can find the thread.

sumnom

Here we go, cash coins with dates:

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