Much more detailed clear pictures would be required to even attempt specific identification from the many hundred possibiliities. Genuine coins of those type were cast for more than a thousand years, ending in 1867 in Japan, and in the early 20th Century for China. There's also a possibility that some are Korean or Annamese.
Have a look at the link below, there is a nice little write up about the Chinese Spade coins (Middle top row) http://www.joelscoins.com/china.htm De Orc
cash coins upgrade OK, I enclose some photos of unknown cast brass coins: no1 is unknown, 40 mm dia, 1,2 mm thickness; no2 - spade, chinese, after 200 AD; no3 - chinese wu zhu coin, but I`m not sure: Eastern Han dynasty, Sui dynasty, interregnum period or something later? no4 - unknown, 46 mm dia, 2,1 mm thick.; no5 - japanese 100 mon, ryakuhou design of bankyuu eiho coin, but I`m not sure - plese confirm. Rest of coins I`ve just identified. Best regards Tom
What is the size of the Japanese coin? If the unknown coin has anything on the reverse, please post a photo.
The size of japanese coin is 33 mm diameter, 1,8 mm thicknes. Reverse is typical for chinese 100 wen coins, two tokens, 1 up, 1 down; reverse is turned about 90 degrees left. LAST NEWS: here are the results of my investigations (from uppel left, 2nd photo): China Northern Sung dynasty, 1100 AD; Japanese 100 mon before 1820; very good fake spade; still unidentified; China, 10 cash, Qing dynsty, 1851-1861; (down from the left): fake; China bao-liang 8 zhu (probably copy) 200BC-8AD; fake, fake. Thats all folks.
