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Hello!
Is there any expert in old Chinese coins? I have 2 different cash coins, but I can't identificated which #km number from Krause catalog goes for these coins. I know that first coin is from Qing Dynasty(1851-1861AD), but I need to know #km number if this is possible. About second coin I don't know anything. Is anyone can help me? Thanks!

Hello!

The upper one is from Jen Tsung (1796-1820), Mint: Board of Public Works. C#2-2

The second one is from Hsuan Tsung (1821-1851), Mint: Board of Revenue. C#1-3

Afrasi

Thanks Afrasi! Its helps me a lot.

Here you are!

The following addition to what Afrasi wrote is intended to avoid possible confusion, because Chinese coins never show the actual names of the emperors but only their "nian hao", i. e. the titles under which they reigned. This had taboo reasons.
The av.-legends of the two coins are
1. Av.: 嘉庆通宝 „jia qing tong bao“ = „Legal tender of the period Jia-qing“; „Jia-qing“ was the regnal title of emperor Ren Zong Rui (modern transcription).
2. Av.: 道光通宝 „dao guang tong bao“ = „Legal tender of the period Dao-guang“; „Dao-guang“ was the regnal title of emperor Xuan Zong Cheng (modern transcription).

chinamul

Thanks for info! It's always pleasure to see people with a lot of knowledge in history and monetary systems, especially in Chinese old coins were my knowledge is little.