Hey coinpeople,
This particular cash coin has me stumped a bit. I can't even seem to be able to narrow it down to the correct emperor/date range. There are not really any discernible features on the reverse. Could you take a look if you have any expertise in this area?
Thanks,
Bruce
Full Version: Old cash coin identification
T'se Te Tung Pao
Annam (Vietnam), 1848-82
Annam (Vietnam), 1848-82
QUOTE(ccg @ Jan 12 2008, 03:39 AM) 
T'se Te Tung Pao
Annam (Vietnam), 1848-82
Annam (Vietnam), 1848-82
Bingo! Specifically, it is KM# 606a (1885-88).
You would have thought that I would have remembered a lesson I learned long ago--never completely trust what somebody else writes on a flip, especially when non-Western languages are involved. The plain reverse should have been a big clue.
Thanks as always for the help,
Bruce
QUOTE(Bruce Broker @ Jan 12 2008, 01:42 PM)
Bingo! Specifically, it is KM# 606a (1885-88).
You would have thought that I would have remembered a lesson I learned long ago--never completely trust what somebody else writes on a flip, especially when non-Western languages are involved. The plain reverse should have been a big clue.
Thanks as always for the help,
Bruce
You would have thought that I would have remembered a lesson I learned long ago--never completely trust what somebody else writes on a flip, especially when non-Western languages are involved. The plain reverse should have been a big clue.
Thanks as always for the help,
Bruce
Correction--it must be KM# 378a (1848-83). It has to be a United Dai Nam coin because of the characters for Emperor Tu Doc.
Bruce
QUOTE(Bruce Broker @ Jan 12 2008, 11:42 AM)
The plain reverse should have been a big clue.
Well, plain reverse just rules out most Chinese Ching (Qing) cash. I was thinking Ming dynasty myself when I first saw this, not cluing in to the "greenness" that it was probably from a more tropical climate.
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