i believe it is a cash coin from emperor sheng zu (1662-1722) minted in kaifeng, henan, between 1667 and 1670. (H22.107) common coin worth about...
worst coin accident... i dropped it... [ATTACH] who would've thought 2000+ year old coins were so fragile.... :(
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1st coin... qian long reign (emperor goa zong) chinese 1 cash... minted the board of revenue, peking, between 1736-1795. value 25¢ to $1 2nd coin...
i agree, mid-au. plus you touched it in the fields http://yfrog.com/jt1893americangoldcoin011j big "no-no" with usa coin collectors.
1. melon-bar-bar 2. melon-bar-bar
congrats!!
congrats!! 1. melon-bar-bar 2. melon-bar-bar
i don't think there's a lot of chinese cash collectors anywhere, but the last place i'd look for one is in iowa. lol. ;)
is that the deep end, or the shallow end?
the bottom picture is the front (obverse) of the coin, and it is upside down in your picture. that being said, you have a cast chinese coin from...
thanks for the countdown and sharing about the coins!! i really enjoyed reading each post. my fave coin was #7. funny how it could be low(er) on...
1. train-train-bar 2. melon-bar-bar
i like the first one better, but (just my opinion) 4 obverses would be nicer than the obverse and reverse of 2 coins.
it's got some character, but i love it!! [ATTACH]
hardcover, softcover, who cares. as long as the info inside is the same, that's all i care about. :smile
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