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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 533719, member: 17118&quot;]You have correctly identified this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a Xian Feng Zhong Bao, Value 50.&nbsp; It was cast at the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing (old spelling Peking).</p><p><br /></p><p>Beijing was the capital during the Qing Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nowadays, the city of Beijing, being a very large city and the capital of the country, is not part of a province.&nbsp; It is a &quot;direct-controlled municipality&quot; and is an administrative unit to itself.&nbsp; Geographically, however, it is located in Hebei Province.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know what the market value of the coin is.&nbsp; In China, among Qing Dynasty coins, it would be considered &quot;common&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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