Have some chinese coins but dont know anything about them?

[koolaidsmile]

An anyone help me with these chinese coins and the material or any info you know about them please? They are aprox silver dollar size and are pretty heavy. Each one has a different person on it and they range in date from the 1600's to the 1800's. Each coins date seems to pick up where the previous coin left off so they are in sequence. Thanks guys!!



Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[nhbenz]

Hmm, are these like the Chinese version of the Presidential tokens that turn up here with some regularity?

 

[nhbenz]

It appears so; here's a discussion about them: Coin or Medal | Chinese fantasy dollar - Coin Community Forum

I believe the conclusion is that they are "fantasy dollars", rather than real coinage.