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I got these coins at a coin show for $.25 each. Can you all give me some insight into what these coins could be? Please help!
 

I think the one with all the squiggly writing is from Egypt (circa 1860's) and the one with the dragon is Chinese (possibly a 2 Sen or 10 Cash denomination?) maybe around 1910's
 

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The top left coin is a calligraphic monogram of an Ottoman sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence. It was also carved on his seal and stamped on the coins minted during his reign. Each sultan had his own tughra. The history of the tughra begins with one sultan asked to sign his name. Not knowing about the pen, he dipped him fingers into the ink and made is mark; the tughra.
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The chinese coin says 大清銅幣。 大清 is the qing dynasty 1644-1911 幣 bi means currency 銅 tong means copper.
The dragon does look like the dragon of the qing dynasty.
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The top part of the coin is in manzu script but yours is worn off.
 

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hi coinareawesome you got here is a liberty coin and a qing dynasty coin and belongs to a emperor of the qing dynasty
 

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