Great PRC Cash Coin Commems. You know anywhere they still sell them? Might be interested in acquiring one
I hope so too! Lets hope this thread goes places
Also, beware of overly "thick characters" and "fake" wear (that black guck that makes it look old but in reality it obviously isn't). Rule of...
Ah I see. Strangely, I'm still looking for a Mingguo Tongbao. They aren't TOO rare but just can't seem to get my hands on a quality specimen for...
Thanks!! Really generous of you!
Yes! I check Zeno.ru every so often...sometimes its sister site (shut down in like 2000), charm.ru has some good info too.
I'll definitely give it a look! Thanks I believe 12:00 North reads 當 or "be" in Chinese. Bottom character is 十 or ten. This is a 10 cash, thus...
Only the ones that write Fujian Tongbao are Fujian. The other few Mingguo Tongbao varieties are from Dongchuan, Yunnan (as per Hartill) Yes!...
Glad to know you also share the same interest. For me, my main interests lie in Qing Dynasty cash issues as well as their Taiwan Mint coins and...
Okay, first off, I don't know how to not start this post off without sounding awkward. My purpose for this post is to kind of learn some stuff...
Great contest! Good luck to all
Wow thanks! Very kind of you to do that!
Don't have enough postings to enter but good luck to all! I'm a Young Numismatist myself so I would root for another YN to win!
This is a Kanei Tsuho bun-sen from Kameido. Minted during the Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate, it's one of the first Shin-Kanei, said to have been...
Taiping Rebellion coins are scarce across all issues..Hartill has a few errors in the book. Say, the Xianfeng Pingding issues (He lists them as...
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