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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 908597, member: 17118&quot;]The first coin needs to be rotated about 90 degrees counter-clockwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even with all the wear I am pretty sure it is a <i>kai yuan tong bao</i> first cast in the year 621 during the reign of Emperor Gao Zu of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).&nbsp; These coins continued to be cast in very large quantities over several hundred years.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you rotate the coin to the correct position, then the reverse side has two &quot;moons&quot; (nail marks), one each above and below the square hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may view a similar coin <a href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#kai_yuan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#kai_yuan" rel="nofollow">here</a>.&nbsp; I provide images of two different reverse sides: one with a &quot;moon&quot; under the square hole and another with a moon above and a &quot;star&quot; below the square hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in these symbols please see &quot;<a href="http://primaltrek.com/yinyangfiveelements.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/yinyangfiveelements.html" rel="nofollow">Yin Yang and the Five Elements</a>&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is oriented correctly and is a <i>qian long tong bao</i> cast during the years 1736-1795 of the reign of Emperor Gao Zong of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a little difficult to make out but I believe the Manchu character to the right of the square hole on the reverse side is <i>yun</i> meaning the coin was cast in Yunnan Province.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both coins were cast in very large numbers and would be considered &quot;common&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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