I have just received a Yuan Feng Tong Bao 1 cash coin from a usually reliable source. The closest match I can find is Hartill 16.233, but the Bao...
Another that I forgot - invaluable for Chinese coins, but they have other stuff as well: http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/reference.htm
I'd like to add a couple for those who, like me, are into Chinese ancient coins: http://www.zeno.ru/ http://www.moneta-coins.com/
A bit more info: Kungpu mint is another name for Board of Works mint, Beijing. After 1775 (date not certain), privy marks were introduced to...
A bit more ID on these coins, based on Hartill's Cast Chinese Coins (much better than Krause) Coin #1: Jia Qing Tong bao 1 cash, cast brass....
Not sure whether I like the result or not, although the coin shouldn't rust any more for a while at least. I applied a little petroleum jelly,...
Thanks Folks. To date all I have done is remove any loose rust with an old toothbrush. I'll try a little oil or maybe petroleum jelly on a cheap...
I have a number of Chinese cast iron coins. Naturally they are rusty, being up to 1000 years old. Should I do anything to conserve these coins,...
Thanks for the info. I won't be bidding on this one! LOL Richard
Thanks gary. I agree with your identification - the coin in the link is almost identical. Mine is 22.0mm compared with 21mm. Richard
I have just received a small Annamese bronze or copper coin which I tentatively id'd as Thieu Phong Binh Bao (Toda 19), but on closer examination,...
The photo shows an item listed on eBay as china, silver coin sample, 30grams,50mm? There is some very strange spelling on the rim part, but...
Hi Gary. I agree that this coin certainly does not have the quality to be a mother coin. I will leave it in my Replicas section with a note...
In my newly acquired Krause SCWC (5th Ed) the brass coin is listed as C#6.2 Maybe I'll have to relocate my coin. Any comments?
I think this coin comes from Central Asia, but it's not my area of expertise. It is in very poor condition. Can anyone shed any light on its...
The attribution of the coin was not in question - it's quite correctly stated on the holder. My query is to why someone knowledgeable about coins...
Just received ex the collection of George Fisher (of Fisher's Ding fame) is this Gia Long Thong Bao. It is in George's 2x2 holder, with his...
The best resource I have is David Hartill's Cast Chinese Coins, available from Trafford.com. I also use Jorgensen's Old Coins of China for quick...
I feel even more stupid, as I already have two of these. Ouch!
Looked at the wrong page in Hartill....must wipe the egg off my face.
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