“In the course of decades these privately manufactured round metal discs have found their way into the United States, having been brought in by tourists, soldiers and sailors who had passed through Chinese ports.” The fantasy is not a true fake, as it does not replicate a known genuine issue.Įduard Kann, in Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins: Gold, Silver, Nickel & Aluminum, classifies this piece as Kann B92.įantasy coins of Chinese vintage feature “decorative imagery, supplemented by whimsical inscriptions” and were designed and struck privately by people working “underground,” according to Kann. The undated piece features a facing bust wearing a small hat on the obverse, and dragons around a symbol on the reverse. It does not store any personal data.The piece is graded Mint State 63 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp., and purportedly shows Chinese emperor Kuang Hsü, who reigned from 1875 to 1908. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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The diameter of the coin is 24 mm and the weight is 3.4 grams. The inscription is guang xu tong bao (光绪通宝) and the Manchu character dung on the reverse indicates that the coin was cast at the Yantai (Chefoo) Mint in Shandong Province. Four smaller coins: This money coin was cast during the reign of Emperor De Zong (1875-1908) who assumed the government title of Guang Xu.The diameter of the coin is 50 mm and the weight is 38.36 grams. Two Coins: Qing Dynasty Coin 'Kang Xi Tong Bao' Example of a typical Chinese money coin that was cast during the Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644 – 1911 AD).Knife Money: China Hsin Dynasty Wang Mang, Length 70mm Width 30mm, I think it says “Ch'i Tao Wu-Pai”, that would say it's 500, 18.34 grams.Spade money, Very nice piece of history, dimensions 36 x 50 mm, I think Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 BC), cast ca. Spade money: Zhou dynasty Ancient East – China.A beautiful collection of Chinese money consisting of different parts from different periods.
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