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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ls8driver, post: 607517, member: 15006&quot;]A bit more info:</p><p><br /></p><p>Kungpu mint is another name for Board of Works mint, Beijing. After 1775 (date not certain), privy marks were introduced to differenciate between the Old Branch, New Branch and Auxiliary Furnaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>This proliferation of mints and privy marks is one reason why there are so many Qing coins listed by Hartill (1521) compared with the other prolific dynasties (Northern Song - 523 listings, Southern Song - 911 listings). It also adds greatly to the overall fascination of collecting Chinese cash coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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