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<p>[QUOTE="gauntlettgems, post: 1966677, member: 6421"][USER=42]@terry5732[/USER] It is so much easier to look things up when ya know what it is you are looking at ty </p><p><br /></p><p>This looks similar to mine and this is what it says it is (possibly):</p><p><br /></p><p>The hole in the middle of this coin was used to thread a number of coins together on a string for easy carrying. The characters on this coin tell you it is Asian. It’s a Chinese copper alloy one-cash coin. It was made by the Beijing Board of Revenue mint during the reign of the Chinese emperor Qianlong (1736-1795), of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).It says (in Chinese): ‘Qianlong tongbao’, or ‘circulating treasure of Qianlong’. The writing on the back says (in Manchu): ‘chiowan’, ‘boo’, or the ‘Board of Revenue mint’.</p><p><br /></p><p>I meant to add that it is nothing but just a cool coin Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gauntlettgems, post: 1966677, member: 6421"][USER=42]@terry5732[/USER] It is so much easier to look things up when ya know what it is you are looking at ty This looks similar to mine and this is what it says it is (possibly): The hole in the middle of this coin was used to thread a number of coins together on a string for easy carrying. The characters on this coin tell you it is Asian. It’s a Chinese copper alloy one-cash coin. It was made by the Beijing Board of Revenue mint during the reign of the Chinese emperor Qianlong (1736-1795), of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).It says (in Chinese): ‘Qianlong tongbao’, or ‘circulating treasure of Qianlong’. The writing on the back says (in Manchu): ‘chiowan’, ‘boo’, or the ‘Board of Revenue mint’. I meant to add that it is nothing but just a cool coin Thank you![/QUOTE]
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