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[sphillips]

Got these at the grocery yesterday. Second pic is both sides of oriental coins, any idea about those?

 

[Mackaydon]

10 Centavos, Cuba

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[Mackaydon]

Chinese coin: 1 'cash' from the era of emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820)
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[sphillips]

10 Centavos, Cuba

Detailed information about the coin 10 Centavos, Cuba, with pictures and collection and swap management : mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data

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Thx Don, the Cuban coins are easy, it’s the brass orientals I’m curious about

 

[Red-Coat]

Amazing what turns up in CoinStar machines. However, I don't think the Chinese cash is an original 1796-1820 piece. The style of engraving does vary over that time period, but I've never seen one with the characters as stylised as yours. Here's a comparison to a contemporary cash with a more typical style to the characters (yours on the left, rotated to be the correct way up):



I think this is a much later 'copy' produced as a charm or good luck piece. Chinese people also give them as gifts on special occasions... birthdays, weddings, Chinese New Year or whatever.

 

[sphillips]

Amazing what turns up in CoinStar machines. However, I don't think the Chinese cash is an original 1796-1820 piece. The style of engraving does vary over that time period, but I've never seen one with the characters as stylised as yours. Here's a comparison to a contemporary cash with a more typical style to the characters (yours on the left, rotated to be the correct way up):

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I think this is a much later 'copy' produced as a charm or good luck piece. Chinese people also give them as gifts on special occasions... birthdays, weddings, Chinese New Year or whatever.

Thx redcoat, didn’t have a clue. Seem to be made of brass

 

[vpnavy]

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