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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 664368, member: 17118&quot;]They are all Chinese cash coins from the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to identify the coins, one needs to see the obverse side which has the four Chinese characters.&nbsp; Unfortunately, most of the images show the reverse side which has the two characters (one Chinese and one Manchu) indicating the mint where the coins were cast.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins in the top photo, with the obverse sides showing, are as follows:</p><p>1.&nbsp; Top row, middle coin:&nbsp; <i>jia qing tong bao</i> cast during the reign of Emperor Ren Zong (1796-1820)</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Bottom row, third and fourth from left: both coins are <i>dao guang tong bao</i> cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850).</p><p><br /></p><p>All the coins in the second photo are &quot;face down&quot; so I am unable to identify them for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the coin at the far left on the bottom row in the first photo is too worn for me to identify.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know prices for these coins but they would all be considered &quot;very common&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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