John Wiseman Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 China, Qing dynasty Qianlong emperor (1735-1796) Board of Revenue (?) Mint Worth about 25 cents; these coins are insanely common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 China, Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty (1644-1911 AD.), emperor: Gao Zong (Kao Tsung) (1736-1795), reign title: Quian Long (Chien Lung) (1736-1795), Peking (Beijing), Board of Revenue mint,, 1 Cash Obv.: 乾 隆 通 寶 , four Chinese characters, reading from top to bottom and right to left: Quian Long Tong Bao (Ch'ien Lung Tung Pao). Rev.: ᠪᠣᠣ - ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ , "Boo - Ciowan" , the Manchu character boo to the left of the square hole, which means "building", used as a transliteration of the Chinese character bao (宝) which means "treasure", right: Manchu "Ciowan" - name for the Board of Revenue Mint, Peking. According to Hartill there are several issues and variants of this type: Type variations: Type A: Well made coins, large Manchu Type B: 乙 radical in 乾, マ radical in 通 Type C: 乙 radical in 乾, コ radical in 通; round head ᠪᠣᠣ Type D: Z-type 乙 radical in 乾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ Type E: 乙 radical in 乾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; round head ᠪᠣᠣ Type F1: し radical in 乾; cursive ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ Type F2: し radical in 乾; gap between oos in ᠪᠣᠣ Type G1: し radical in 乾; protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ Type G2: し radical in 乾; crude text; broad rims (posthumous issues: 缶 radical instead of 生 in 隆): Type H1: vertical dots 辶 radical in 通 Type H2: oblique dots 辶 radical in 通 Type H3: horizontal dots 辶 radical in 通 Privy marks: East branch (D-H2): Radical 貝 in 寶 has 6 strokes East branch (H3): six stroke 貝 radical ; マ radical in 通 South branch (D-H2): Top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 is slanting South branch (H3): コ radical and two dot 辶 radical in 通 West branch (D-E): stroke linking both コ et 用 radicals in 通 West branch (F1-H2): Middle stroke protrudes from 用 in 通 West branch (H3): マ radical and one dot 辶 radical in 通 North branch (D-G): Left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 North branch (H1): no privy mark, コ radical in 通 North branch (H2): protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ, コ radical in 通 North branch (H3): protruding head ᠪᠣᠣRegards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinAurelius Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Not very attractive coins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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