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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 953900, member: 17118&quot;]As hontonai has already mentioned, the coins are Chinese and the Manchu characters on the reverse side indicate that they are all from the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>Beginning with the first image and working down:</p><p>1)&nbsp; The inscription is <i>xian feng tong bao</i> and the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861).</p><p>2)&nbsp; The inscription is <i>dao guang tong bao</i> and the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850).</p><p>3)&nbsp; The coin is poorly cast but I believe the mint is the Board of Works.</p><p>4)&nbsp; The mint at Guilin, Guangxi Province.</p><p>5)&nbsp; The inscription is <i>qian long tong bao</i> and the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795).</p><p>6)&nbsp; The mint at Guizhou Province.</p><p>7)&nbsp; The mint at Xian, Shaanxi Province.</p><p>8)&nbsp; Another <i>qian long tong bao</i> coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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