Chinese Cash #1 I.D.

[AU24K]

Any help on date and value?
Thanks
Scott

 

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[Immy]

Whew, that's tough one! These were made by the billions. There's enough detail that I have a 99% certainty it's from Chihli Province, which is in Northeastern China. The denomination is of course "one cash" and it dates roughly from 1875-1908. Value is probably $2-$5.