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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 3973979, member: 81887&quot;][USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] :&nbsp; Your coin is indeed from the Qianlong emperor, mint of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province.&nbsp; I think the coin is Hartill 22.324 (issued 1736-1740)- there are several varieties (Hartill 22.324-328) that are distinguished by very subtle variations in how the characters are written, so I could be wrong about the exact subtype.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For ID, the best option is Hartill&#039;s book, which has pretty quickly become the standard.&nbsp; (He has a similarly comprehensive book on Japanese cash coinage.)&nbsp; The website you linked is very useful, and probably your best bet if you don&#039;t know much about Chinese cash.&nbsp; The ultimate Internet resource for cash (and other Asian coins) is zeno.ru, but that site is hard to use unless you already know something about the coins.&nbsp; (You can also post a photo and ask for help, but that&#039;s less satisfying than at least trying to figure it out yourself.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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