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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 6813460, member: 102103&quot;]And two more from Vietnam in the Nguyen Dynasty (1820-41)</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; 明命通寶 (Minh Mang thong bao) </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Blank</p><p>Both are ~23 mm diameter.&nbsp; L is 2.76 g, R is 2.26 g</p><p><br /></p><p>In my foraging, Minh Mang has been the most common type of Vietnamese cast coin which I have seen in the US.&nbsp; I think I might have more kicking around, but these are the only two I have found in my collection so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, Vietnam was not rich in domestic copper deposits, unlike Japan and China.&nbsp; So their coins are often alloyed with lead or zinc and have a lighter color.&nbsp; Numista has links for Minh Mang for 1 Cash/1 Van of <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces34092.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces34092.html" rel="nofollow">zinc</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces36427.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces36427.html" rel="nofollow">brass</a> and <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces64663.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces64663.html" rel="nofollow">copper</a>.</p><p>I imagine those are alloys rather than pure zinc or copper.&nbsp; (Brass is an alloy of Cu/Zn by definition.)&nbsp; Mine vary quite visibly in weight and thickness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any good reference books or websites on Vietnamese cast coins to recommend?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272250[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1272251[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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