i found this coin after cleaning up a house that burned down. i am wondering if this one is real. from my own research on the internet, i believe it is a SHAN- LUNG coin. can some one help me out? thanks!!
It's real. It's a cash coin cast by the Board of Revenue mint during the Qian Long reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795). It's not the "shan long" variety. If you look carefully at the bottom character long (隆), you will see that the lower right portion is written with a sheng (生). The "shan long" variety would have the long (隆) character written with a shan (山). Gary
