Blackhawk Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/Blackhawkcoins/Mobile%20uploads/image_zpsc8goow3l Does anyone recognize the mint mark on this 1851-61 Hsien-Feng 5 cash from China. Could it be a stylized script of the Cheng-te mint of Chihli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I'm going to vote for fantasy. The Manchu script on the right doesn't really make sense, and the "5" character as well as the "pao" / "bao" character are both poorly written - and multiple cash are usually well done since they were held to a much higher level of scrutiny by the populace. Additionally, 5 cash is a bit of an odd / scarce denomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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