Foreign Coins - Chinese origin (I think)

[debodun]

I have an extensive collection of non-U.S. coins I am finally sorting through. Most are easy enough to identify as to country and denomination, but the Asian coins are driving me crazy I have a headache from looking at them - after a while they all look alike. I think these are Chinese provincial mintage, but have slight variations. These are 6 coins (obverse and revesre in same order in photos) are are very troublesome.

 

[hollydolly]

They look like the Chinese lucky toad coins

 

[Alligatorob]

No idea what those are, but I would like to own one or two. Always liked oddities, value isn't so important.

 

[debodun]

No idea what those are, but I would like to own one or two. Always liked oddities, value isn't so important.

There are probably scads of them on eBay.

 

[Magna-Carta]

I have an extensive collection of non-U.S. coins I am finally sorting through. Most are easy enough to identify as to country and denomination, but the Asian coins are driving me crazy I have a headache from looking at them - after a while they all look alike. I think these are Chinese provincial mintage, but have slight variations. These are 6 coins (obverse and revesre in same order in photos) are are very troublesome.

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They look Chinese. I have a couple of books on coins somewhere. Not sure where I've put them though. Look at the bottom left coin you posted. then look at this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Tongbao

I collected British coins, still have them as a kind of investment, silver and gold.

 

[Magna-Carta]

Hope you don't mind me posting this here. Can you date the coins you have, compared to this one?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32573396...3035015387&abcId=9300867&merchantid=422134353

 

[debodun]

Sorry, I can't read anything in Chinese. All the characters look somewhat alike to me.

 

[hollydolly]

Sorry, I can't read anything in Chinese. All the characters look somewhat alike to me.

these are feng shui coins , they're readily available everywhere..I have a few myself...

 

[Magna-Carta]

Maybe take them to a local coin dealer, just to see what they are -- someone reputable. Obviously, any value will depend on year, weight and condition, and how collectible they are. Whatever you do, don't clean them, they will lose much of their value otherwise. If they have any value that is.

UPDATE: Even if you intend to keep them, it's nice to know what they are, and their history, if there is any history behind them that is. Could be some kind of reproduction, but don't know for sure.

 

[Alligatorob]

There are probably scads of them on eBay.

I looked and you are right hundreds, and most going for less than the one @Magna-Carta posted.

I do buy odd collectables from ebay now and then, but it kind of feels like cheating. Much rather find one in a dusty trunk in the attic or something.

 

[Magna-Carta]

I looked and you are right hundreds, and most going for less than the one @Magna-Carta posted.

I do buy odd collectables from ebay now and then, but it kind of feels like cheating. Much rather find one in a dusty trunk in the attic or something.

If they aren't rare or are reproductions of some kind, let's hope little was paid for them originally, but who knows? There seems to be a range of them on the internet with the same markings. Some are less than $10, and some are over $200.