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Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 164 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 05:42 am Hi, m8s! I have a question about this coin. David Hartill identifies it as one cash (#21.82), but Krause says that it is 2 cash (KM# 149) Maybe somebody can tell me what exactly is this coin? Cast bronze Diameter 27.6 mm Weight 4.89 g Report this Post to the Staff

bjherbison Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 07:41 am I'm not sure what you want for an answer -- the coin is what it is. The value is arbitrary as there are only two or three types in the currency and they have the same value. They are lighter than some "1 cash" coins from similar eras (looking at Numista weights). Hartill says: They weighed 1 quan 6 fen each. (Schjöth and Fischer's Ding both say "value 2".) Report this Post to the Staff
Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 164 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 3:10 pm I want to know is it 1 cash or 2 cash. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1805 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 3:46 pm Generally 1 cash is often 22 to 24mm, so if more than 27 it is likely 2 cash. But I wonder if it might be Japan or Vietnam because I found similar "look-a-likes? Edited by Albert 07/11/2024 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 164 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 5:01 pm This is what David Hartill writes about this coin: "Documentary evidence of between 1651 and 1682 shows that these coins were made for Koxinga in Japan, probably at Nagasaki, and were extensively used in Taiwan." Edited by Anzelmas 07/11/2024 5:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1805 Posts	Posted 07/11/2024 5:11 pm Look up Nagasaki Trade Coinage incase it's one of those. Nothing was found there, just an idea didn't work out. But if the weight was 1 qian 6 fen, I think that's about 6 grams. If this is a trade coin, maybe the terms 1 cash or 2 cash really don't apply. Or some may say 1 cash is the smaller lighter coin and 2 cash is about the next size up? Edited by Albert 07/12/2024 09:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
AlfredG Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 08/27/2024 2:55 pm * Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. * Report this Post to the Staff
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