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For years I have been selling strings of 200 Cash coins excavated in Indonesia. Offered below are some premium strings of special interest . . . .

      Most Chinese cash imported to the U.S. today are for the jewelry & crafts trade, and they come from Indonesia, where local Chinese communities have imported them for use since the Ming dynasty. Suppliers there collect them from villagers, construction people, or anyone else who finds them in a family treasure trove or buried in the ground. They are tied with plastic twine in strings of 200. Sometimes coins found at one spot will manage to stay together, as I have seen strings where every coin is toned & encrusted alike (common burial), or where there are no coins past Yung Cheng's reign. I do not know for sure whether anyone in Indonesia searches the coins numismatically, but as many are too dirty to completely read, I doubt it. Neither my jewelry importing friend nor I check the coins. My descriptions below are based on prying the strung coins apart enough to see reign titles on a random sampling. Some offerings below are single strings, but for others I have multiples.

Cleaning:   Many of these coins need cleaning in order to attribute them, or to see smaller details Some can get by with a brush and detergent, but stronger methods are available.   CLEANING TIPS.

Shipping:   For USA, up to 3 strings can go in a flat-rate priority mail envelope for 4.95. Outside USA: Airmail $13.45 per two strings.

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STRINGS OF 200

STOCK#TITLEDESCRIPTIONPRICE$
25Basic StringRoughly 90% Qing, naturally dominated by the commoner rulers, Peking Mints, though usually with some Sung, Ming, a Kai Yuan or two, and a few Japanese and Vietnamese. There may be a few contemporary counterfeits or badly worn/encrusted pieces, but generally they keep these out as unwanted by the jewelry market.     SAMPLE STRING   Back in stock: ($70 each per 3 or more)     80.00
25cNeeds cleaningThis group looks like it has spent more time buried than in circulation so the basic grade should be better, but it will take a little more effort in cleaning. SAMPLE STRING80.00
25fCleanedThese strings have been cleaned by tumbling in Indonesia, and any small, thin, or damaged pieces seem to have been removed. Most likely this was done for the jewellery trade.     SAMPLE STRING    ($70 each per 3 or more)     80.00
DISCOUNTFor 25, 25c, 25t ONLY price $70 each if taking 3 or more strings. Also, 26dg below is $80 when ordering 3 or more of 25's or 26dg.70.00
26dgThe HoardNearly all Jia Qing & earlier Qing reigns, a few Dao Guang but apparently nothing later . Many are exceptionally high grade with identical hazy white/green patina. My theory: Brought from China in early DG (1820s?) when 1736-1820 issueswere still lightly circulated, then buried in a pot, limiting the oxidation products to a light smear. SAMPLE STRING including a few pieces lightly wire brushed, which is all that is needed to remove the patina. Good choice for those studying calligraphy varieties or seeking high-grade cash without acid cleaning or tumbling. Several strings available.   SPECIAL: If taking 3 or more of this or the "25" strings, mix or match,your price on this one is $8090.00
26kxBig OnesSomeone has sorted out the larger size cash, so these run from Shun Zhi through the first few years of Qian Long, though mostly Kang Xi as the commonest reign of this period, plus some strays such as large Vietnam.100.00
26ns2One Sided, MostlyThese strings have a lot of one-sided (Song, Ming, Kai Yuan, Japanese Kanei Tsuho, etc) but still perhaps 25-50% Qing. 95.00SOLD
26nvOne SidedMostly one-sided (Song, etc) and brown (circulated rather than buried). Worst 200 selected from 400 pieces by grade. Some not bad, others will improve with cleaning, but many worn pieces. Cheap:55.00SOLD
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25L3Damaged / worn107 pieces sorted out of bulk cash as too poor for jewelry use. Some would be decent if cleaned.21.00
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