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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 5137859, member: 102103&quot;]For the Qing Dynasty ones (2-4), I think they are:</p><p>2:&nbsp; Jiāqìng 嘉慶 (1796-1820)&nbsp; both pics are upside-down, board of revenue mint (BOO CIOWAN) - this is from the Manchurian squiggles on the reverse</p><p>3:&nbsp; Guāngxù 光緒 (1875-1908)&nbsp; minted, not cast.&nbsp; His reign had both types.&nbsp; &quot;BOO Kuang&quot; (Kwangtung mint)</p><p>4: Dàoguāng 道光 (1820-1850), also &quot;BOO CIOWAN&quot; (Board of Revenue mint)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think these are some of the more common Qing Dynasty types, often retailing</p><p>for $1-2 around here.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, modern Romanization of Chinese names is a little different than that used for older stuff.&nbsp; So don&#039;t be surprised if the spelling is different in different sources.&nbsp; For example, Kuang-Hsu = Guāngxù etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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