Please Help To Identify Asian Cast Coin Or Token (Id: 19th Century Chinese Cast Cash)

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Ezhik_Lt Valued Member Lithuania 73 Posts	Posted 11/10/2023 04:29 am Found in old collection. Poor quality cast coin or token. Weight 6.9 gr Size ~28 to 30 mm. Any help much appreciated! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1805 Posts	Posted 11/10/2023 08:11 am Looks like Kuang-hsu Chung-pao 1880-1886 Or Guang Xu zhong bao Public finance authority (Peking) Dang-shi (value ten) Similar to H22.1298 Edited by Albert 11/10/2023 08:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
Ezhik_Lt Valued Member Lithuania 73 Posts	Posted 11/10/2023 11:40 am Wow, thanks a lot! That was lightning fast! Also happy to learn that it's a coin, not a kind of temple token or contemopary souvenir. Quote: Similar to H22.1298 Could you please provide more info - it's a catalogue number, right? What's the name of the catalogue? BTW thanks to admin for moving it into proper forum Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1805 Posts	Posted 11/10/2023 5:13 pm Cast Chinese Coins by David Hartill Second edition page 406 Report this Post to the Staff
bjherbison Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 07:05 am Hartill# H22.1298 : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces221970.html Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 08:31 am Quote: BTW thanks to admin for moving it into proper forum "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Ezhik_Lt Valued Member Lithuania 73 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 09:08 am Quote: Cast Chinese Coins by David Hartill Second edition page 406 Got it! Thanks a lot! Quote: Hartill# H22.1298 : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces221970.html Found it on numista already but thanks for going extra mile for me! Will try to check with Hartill book but what makes me concern a bit is the weight. Numista says it should be way more heavier, like 7.5 gr. The coind doesn't look circulated enough to loose almost 10% of it's weight - poorly looking and corroded for sure but not so circulated. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1805 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 10:03 am Numista can show info about the coins that is not correct or exact in many cases. Especially with old Chinese cast coins. They were not so uniform or identical at all. Differences in diameters, thickness, composition and weight can be found in many reference books as well as online. I doubt if I have any coin like these that match any published data. I'd have no concern about the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
Ezhik_Lt Valued Member Lithuania 73 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 11:03 am Thanks again, Albert! So at the end of the day I've got my very first Chinese coin to keep. Apparently it doesn't worth a fortune but anyway a nice piece of history and example of totally different approach to coin making so will add it to my collection. Thanks everyone - appreciate sharing your knowledge! Report this Post to the Staff
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