I am reluctantly putting my collection of Chinese cast coins on the market. It consists of over 940 coins from the early dynasties through to the...
I have a medium-sized collection (around 900) of genuine Chinese cast coins from 400BC to 1911, and am considering selling to raise cash for an...
The item shown in the photo is listed on eBay as a coin (presumably Chinese). Does anyone knw what it is?
Can anyone help in identifying this coin? I cannot recognise the obverse inscription. The reverse indicates Qing origin - Board of Revenue....
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...
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...
I have just received a coin which I believe is (a) genuine and (b) a rare variant of the N Song Chong Ning Tong Bao 10 cash coin. It looks to me...
I have just received two identical East India Company 1840 rupees. The scan shows the better of the two coins. They are 30.6mm diameter and...
The scan shows a cast bronze item I received recently in a lot of coins from the reliable dealer Onlylinda. I have tried without success to...
I have just received the pictured item in a lot of Chinese coins from the reputable supplier Only Linda. The piece is 25mm x 16mm and weighs 2.9g....
I have just got two Japanese Kuanei Tsuho coins in a job lot, and while I can identify them up to the point where I can say that one is old type...
I have recently acquired a few commemorative trade dollars issued by the British Mint which might be of interest to Forum members. Three 1999...
I have just (knowingly) bought two fake Chinese coins - just out of interest, paid 99p each. I would appreciate some help in identifying the...
Can someone please enlighten me.....what is this a copy of? :hail:
I just got a job lot of coins which I cannot identify (I specialise in Chinese cash, which these ain't). Three are obviously from the same...
I have just received a job lot of Chinese cash, and among them was this unusual Yunnan Jia Qing Tong Bao. It is small and light (20.0mm, 1.4g) and...
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...
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,...
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...
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