I was looking through my parents collection and found this coin. Can anyone please help me identify this coin. Thanks!!
It's a Chinese cash coin cast during the reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795) of the Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty. The inscription on the obverse side (right image) reads qian long tong bao. Qian long was the reign title of Emperor Gao Zong. The reverse side (left image) is written in Manchu script and indicates that the coin was cast at the Board of Revenue mint in Peking (Beijing). Your coin is very similar to this qian long tong bao coin except that your coin was cast at a different mint. These coins were cast in very large quantities and, therefore, are only worth a dollar or so. However, they serve as very nice historical artifacts of ancient Chinese culture. Gary
the first one is probally this one here is info. S-1405, "BOO CIOWAN" (Board of Revenue mint). The manchurian mint name translates to Pao-Ch'uan, or "The Fountain head of the Currency". F $2.00 VF $3.50 so not much for it njp
Dude, that's what I thought also. Haha! Like a different photo each for the obverse and reverse of the coin...but I don't know now...?
