FREE: (1875-1908) Chinese Qing Dynasty Copper Coins

The listing, (1875-1908) Chinese Qing Dynasty Copper Coins has ended.

Most of the items I will list on here have been recovered from the dirt using my metal detector and none are in perfect condition.

This auction is for 3 Old Chinese Copper Coins From The Qing Dynasty and there are 2 different types that I found in my own yard with a metal detector. Yes I was very surprised to find them in my yard here in Mississippi.

Here is some information I found about them.

These coins were cast by the Chih Li Mint of Tientsin in Hopei Province during the Kuang Hsu period (1875 - 1908). It was inscribed as normal with the name of the reign period of issue on the obverse and the mint name on the reverse.

First coin with 2 marks on the reverse.
This is a new Kuang Hsu cash coin with a reduced weight of 0.8 mace was struck by the Kwangtung mint with the sanction of the Ch'ing Court in 1890 to off-set a deficit resulting from minting cash coins of 1 mace in weight by machinery in the previous year. This was the kuang Hsu Tung Pao with the Kwang mint mark of two Manchu characters on the reverse. It was valued at par with 1 mace cash coin for general circulation with other cash coins of earlier issues in the local market.

The 2 coins with 4 marks on the reverse.
This cash coin weighed 1 mace (Chinese measurements) and bore the mint mark Kwang written in both Chinese and Manchu characters and the denomination in Chinese [Equivalent to one cash]. They were for general circulation at the rate of 1000 cash to one tael of silver. This was the new machin-made cash coin, but the cash coins of early issues were allowed to continue their circulation in the market


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