I have an identical coin.....38.1mm, 18.9g. The weight and the fact that it's magnetic give it away. A genuine dollar-sized coin should wegh...
[ATTACH][ATTACH]I have one of these as well. This one is fairly well cast, but the calligraphy is strange.
Sorry..it's Year 23 not 22. The characters read anti-clockwise er (2) shi (10) san (3). That makes the date 1934.
Krause Y#135.4 Obverse legend: Chiang nan Shang Tsao Obverse centre: Kuang Hsu Yuan pao
Still don't know what it is, but someone paid over US$30 for it.
Very nice. How about these 1/2 rupees from Bhutan - next door to Tibet?
The item shown in the photo is listed on eBay as a coin (presumably Chinese). Does anyone knw what it is?
An almost identical coin is listed on the Xeno.ru database - ref # 81628. Mine is a bit larger and lighter, but the calligraphy is the same. The...
As promised, a new clearer scan of the obverse is attached. It makes Manymore's theory look to be correct, The coin(?) is 23.8mm and 3.1g.
I don't think the inscription is Xiang Fu Yuan bao. The left-hand character is definitely Bao. Right hand, while similar to Fu is not Fu...
Sorry, no help there. It's not one of the recognised Qing Emperors, that's why I can't place it. Can't see anything like it in Hartill, Schjoth...
Can anyone help in identifying this coin? I cannot recognise the obverse inscription. The reverse indicates Qing origin - Board of Revenue....
The first coin looks to me like a Canh Hung Thong Bao cast under King Hien Tong (1740-86). Ref Toda 76 Second coin is a Guang Xu Tong bao 1 cash,...
Here's a couple more from Bhutan. These are half Rupees struck between 1835 and 1910. The two coins are slightly different.
Looks like Krause Y# 124.1. Should be 18.6mm, 2.70g
Gary, Thanks for your very informative comments. Richard
The scan shows a double-sided version of the N Song Da Guan Tong Bao which I have just acquired. Its diameter is 38.8mm and its weight 17.9g. That...
Both coins are modern machine-made fakes. All Chinese cash coins prior to the late 19th century were cast, not machine made. The smaller one has...
Can anyone assist with the legend on the coin in the scan? The Chinese characters down the centre mean (as far as I can tell) "Guang Xu silver...
The supplier who sold me this item has just listed a similar bigger pice described as follows: Ordos Late Bronze Age (c.1600-1200 BC) special...
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