It's actually a Vietnamese (Annam) charm. Although not a coin, the inscription is Canh Tinh Thong Bao which is identical to that used on coins...
I found your new webpage to be very interesting. Most of my Korean coins were bought at a coin store in Seoul back in 1974. I remember having...
This is a medal commemorating the 100th birthday of Chiang Kai-shek, the former President of the Republic of China. It was minted in Taiwan and...
It's a common Chinese cash coin from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Chinese inscription reads dao guang tong bao (道光通寶) which means it was...
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...
I'm not sure what additional information you are looking for. I provided an explanation of the symbols on this charm in this thread right here on...
I am not familiar with Korean banknotes but according to the "Korean Coins and Banknotes Catalogue", which is written in Korean, the portrait is...
According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1801-1900, "KM# 1118 were counterfeits made on machinery supplied by the Japanese. These...
Actually, my knowledge is very limited regarding these Korean charms, Chris. That's true. Most collectors would have assumed it was Chinese....
Both are Korean charms. The first charm has "two children" on one side. The other side has the Chinese character fu (福), meaning "happiness", in...
This one is a Chinese charm and it is not old. The inscription on the top image is tian zi wan nian (天子萬年) which translates as "long live (10,000...
Actually, both images are correctly oriented and the inscription on both sides is Korean (Hangul). The Korean at the bottom of the top image is...
It is a Korean charm with the inscription written in Chinese. The inscription is the same on the obverse and reverse and reads (using Chinese...
The coin is a "fake" or, more accurately, a "fantasy" piece. Sichuan ("Szechuen") Province never made a "one tael" coin. Gary
The coins of the Silk Road are a fascinating subject and some of the best research is being done by the Chinese. I regret that my collection only...
The above comments from other forum members have missed the point. I simply stated that according to the standard reference books for this type...
As best I can tell from several Chinese resources, this is not a rare or even scarce coin. The "Concise Chinese Coin Dictionary" (简明钱币辞典) ranks...
It is difficult to tell from the poor images but it may be this medal of Lu Rongting. Gary
It does have a date. It is dated the "6th year of the Xianfeng Emperor" (咸豐六年) which would be 1856. It also has a denomination which is "one...
It is a one fen ("1 cent") note issued in 1940 (29th year of the Republic) by the Fukien Provincial Bank. The five fen note has the same vignette...
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