Coin or Token ?

[ron57]

Found this in my folks yard is it a coin? Where is it from and about how old is it? It's slightly smaller than a quarter. The last picture I placed it on top of a quarter. When I took a picture side by side because of the color difference the quarter looks a lot bigger.

 

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[sniffer]

it's a chinese coin

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found one very similar. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,59628.0.html
Try this
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/index.html
or this http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/China.html

 

[Evolution]

Chinese cash coin. Nice find.

 

[sniffer]

if you look up the symbols it will tell you the province it came from the year and the emperer (sic)

 

[Montana Jim]

I'm short one symbol to help you know what it is...I hope to figure it out soon

My focus has been Southern Sung Dynasty (1115 - 1260 a.d.)

It was minted in Peking.

It has the "look" of a reproduction... however, I don't know for sure.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I'm short one symbol to help you know what it is...I hope to figure it out soon

My focus has been Southern Sung Dynasty (1115 - 1260 a.d.)

It was minted in Peking.

It has the "look" of a reproduction... however, I don't know for sure.

Mine is also short one symbol, otherwise identical. Mine is 1735-1796, i think.

 

[Montana Jim]

I'm short one symbol to help you know what it is...I hope to figure it out soon

My focus has been Southern Sung Dynasty (1115 - 1260 a.d.)

It was minted in Peking.

It has the "look" of a reproduction... however, I don't know for sure.

Mine is also short one symbol, otherwise identical. Mine is 1735-1796, i think.

I didnt look at your's Cy! I will see if I can get it...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

This side appears the same.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Other side.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is a good link for identification. I didnt know there were so many. http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/idpage.html

 

[Montana Jim]

Big Cy - Yes... great site!

Here is what I got for yours... It's a Chinese Cash Coin, 1736 - 1795... Ch'ien Lung T'ung Pao

And check this link carefully... you might have a rarer coin then the commen one pictured... see the charactor I circled in red for your reference at this page... http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/chienlung.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks a lot, Jim. I may have a rare Lung. Mine is 25mm. I wonder what its worth?

*There is a variety of Ch'ien Lung coin known as the "Shan Lung" commemorative issue. It can be identified by the slightly different style bottom (Lung) character -
This coin is rarer than the regular Ch'ien Lung coins.

Also thanks for turning them right side up.



Where you able to ID Ron57's coin?

 

[Montana Jim]

Yup... I ID'd it... I was way off from the first guess... I was looking in the wrong place.

It's a Chinese Cash Coin, Chia Ch'ing T'ung Pao... dated 1796 - 1820.

http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/chiaching.html

 

[Jadish]

Definetly Chinese, 1796, just like bigcypresshunter says. (Hey, good ID!) Mint mark is also correct - Public works. Value in this condition about $3, they made a zillion of them. It is rare to find this "goldish" color from the ground, they usually turn green. My guess is that it either has not been in the ground long, or indeed polished?

 

[Montana Jim]

Thanks for the backup Jadish... You're usually right there for these coins

It's good to have someone like you checking my work.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Definetly Chinese, 1796, just like bigcypresshunter says. (Hey, good ID!)...

(You mean Montana Jim).

Do you happen to know the value of my Shan Lung 1735-1795?

 

[ron57]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the help.

Thanks Ron