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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2929849, member: 24314"]Thanks. I'm not having any difficulty with dating or attributing these coins, I wish to learn what each symbol means. This is from CU Forum. I posted this discussion over there also. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Insider2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Insider2" rel="nofollow">@Insider2</a> said:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coffeyce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coffeyce" rel="nofollow">@coffeyce</a> Thanks for the help, I've been looking thru "Chinese Currency" by Fredrik Schjoth and Kann's book. These plus some descriptions of the characters on some coins in auctions on the net have helped me distinguish:</p><p>Made</p><p>Province</p><p>Gold</p><p>Silver</p><p>One dollar</p><p>Tael</p><p>Coin</p><p>Year</p><p>Money</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, I'll work on the characters for each province (so-far three of them). As soon as I figure out how to upload <b>separate characters</b> and confirm their correctness I'll start sharing what I'm learning.</p><p>It is time consuming to teach oneself when an advanced dealer/collector of Chinese coins could give all of us a one hour presentation that would be almost all we need. <img src="https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/frowning.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I'm going to write to the president of FUN and suggest he find someone to do this (with a handout) at their summer show. I may even become educated enough with fifty more hours of study plus some help from members here. <img src="https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/smile.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2929849, member: 24314"]Thanks. I'm not having any difficulty with dating or attributing these coins, I wish to learn what each symbol means. This is from CU Forum. I posted this discussion over there also. [URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Insider2']@Insider2[/URL] said: [URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coffeyce']@coffeyce[/URL] Thanks for the help, I've been looking thru "Chinese Currency" by Fredrik Schjoth and Kann's book. These plus some descriptions of the characters on some coins in auctions on the net have helped me distinguish: Made Province Gold Silver One dollar Tael Coin Year Money Next, I'll work on the characters for each province (so-far three of them). As soon as I figure out how to upload [B]separate characters[/B] and confirm their correctness I'll start sharing what I'm learning. It is time consuming to teach oneself when an advanced dealer/collector of Chinese coins could give all of us a one hour presentation that would be almost all we need. [IMG]https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/frowning.png[/IMG] I'm going to write to the president of FUN and suggest he find someone to do this (with a handout) at their summer show. I may even become educated enough with fifty more hours of study plus some help from members here. [IMG]https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/smile.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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