this was given to me by and old chinese friend of the family who is no longer alive, making it very difficult to ask him about it.. from the little research i have done, it appears to be authentic and the left symbol on the side with 2 is called a "Boo" which may place it in the Ching Dynasty which could be anywhere from 1500ad-1800ad.. any info anybody has would be greatly appreciated! id like to know one way or another if its authentic and the aproximate value (not that i would ever sell it)
I was informed after i wrote in the other forum that this forum would be a better stab at it due to "whats it worth" being mainly U.S. coins... and i dont understand how how u find it annoying considering its 2 posts in a site with over 100 forums.. u decided to point it out to be rude rather than actually saying somthing productive! And i thought there was a level of respect on this site, i assumed wrong!
Both appear to be common cash coins from the Ching dynasty from the Peking mint. Calgary coins has an excellent guide on their site for these. The dates would be more around 1600-1911, but I will admit I am too lazy right now to look up the emperor. The coins themselves are common, and sell for less than $.50 a piece.
My primary access to this forum is throught the "What's New" button, which lists postings in all subforums, so when there are multiple postings about the same coin I wind up checking them all, and especially if they interest me I have to constantly recheck each one to be sure I don't miss anything. I had no intention of being rude, or insulting you, and I sincerely and abjectly apologize for unintentionally offending you. As a member or lurker at many other forums, I assure you that the level of respect on this site is far above average for the internet.
Thank you for the clarification .. seing as im new to the site, i hadnt taken a proper look at all sub-headings and therefore originally posted in the wrong one! In future posts ill choose a preticular forum more carefully
I got a couple of these coins at a flea market for about 50 cents each. Probably mine are not identical to yours but I have yet to see this type of coin worth much. Somewhere I read that metal detectorists have found these along railroad lines out west. They were probably dropped by Chinese railroad builders.
i do know that mine did come directly from China b/c my "uncle" James (Rollie) had obtained them from his mother who had brought them to Canada, and advised us accordingly. thats all i knew about them until today
Absolutely doesn't guarantee that it is genuine, as China itself is the largest source of fakes, even outdoing Bulgaria.
A Chinese cash coin of emperor Wen Zong from the Dongchuan mint in Yunnan province, cast circa 1853-1861.
Both are one-cash coin from Ching Dynasty. The emperor is Xianfeng (Hsien-feng), also as Emperor Wenzong, ruled from 1850 to 1861. These two coins were both minted in Bao Dong Mint, which was located in modern Shandong Province of China. The left Manchu character on the reverse means Dong. Common coin but a piece of history! Assur
I agree with the second sentence...and Hontonai is usually showing 'Curmudgeon', so his bark is always to be taken with the proverbial grain. An informed and generous gentleman, IMHO.
