Yes, it would be a national treasure. But according to "Money in Korea" (朝鮮貨幣) published by the Central Bank of the DPR Korea (i.e. "North...
I received a message from ScotsJohnR in regard to this thread. I'm really not familiar with Japanese coinage but I can help a little with the...
It's a fake. The English inscription says it was minted in An-Hwei Province but the Chinese inscription says it was minted in Jiangsu Province. Gary
Please see this website. Gary
Loong Siew -- your little charade is over. You made a critical mistake when you revealed that you bought the coin at a Nobel Numismatics auction...
In my first post, I very carefully explained that your coin differs in several key aspects from coins that are universally recognized to be...
The coin is a fake. Hartill shows both varieties of this coin. The OP's coin is the "closed head" tong (通) 23.1. If you look at Hartill's 23.1...
Stacey Lee Webber is a talented artist who uses American coins to create sculptures of ordinary hand tools. You can see some of her creations at...
I actually know nothing about Japanese currency and have never studied Japanese. I wonder, however, whether the note is really a "1" Monme. A "1...
Yes, it is a sheng song yuan bao (聖宋元寶) written in seal script and cast during the years 1101-1106 of the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern...
Please see my post in this thread. Gary
It's a Chinese charm. The inscription near the rim reads chang ming fu gui (長命富貴) which translates as "longevity, wealth and honor". The large...
It's neither unknown nor unique. As can be seen on this Chinese search engine, it is readily available as a single, sheet, graded, etc. Gary
Please see this article. Gary
The mint in Yunnan never struck a silver coin denominated as "One Tael" during the Qing Dynasty. However, other mints did produce one tael coins...
Your father is correct. It is a "spring dollar" and they are extremely rare. There are only two authentic specimens known to exist. You can...
Gxseries has already correctly identified the coin. You can see another specimen here. Gary
I did some checking online. You can see another coin with a copper appearance like yours at this Chinese website. According to this Chinese...
Does your coin have a reeded edge? Gary
Authentic coins weigh 5.4 grams so your coin would be in the correct range. The diameter should be 22.5 mm. From your images, however, the coin...
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