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Collecting Qing Cash

This is a check list for a general Qing cash collection. I like Qing cash coins because they are fun, affordable and full of varieties. There were 12 Qing emperors with 14 reign titles, and there were around 40 mints through out China for the 300 years period.

The ratings of rarity are RRR=Extremely Rare, RR=Very Rare, R=Rare, 1,2=Very Scarce, 3,4=Scarce, 5,6=Less Common and 7,8,9=Common. To view Chinese characters, right click on the webpage, point the cursor at "encoding" and click on chinese simplified (GB2312).

Abbreviation: SZ=Shunzhi, KX=Kangxi, YZ=Yongzhen, QL=Qianglong, JQ=Jiaqin, DG=Douguang, XF=Xianfeng, TZ=Tongzhi, GX=Guangxui, XT=Xuantong.

        顺治 康熙   雍正 乾隆 嘉庆 道光 咸丰 同治 光绪 宣统
Mint, location Province 地名 局名 SZ KX 宝局 YZ QL JQ DG XF TZ GX XT
"Bao"- Mints started only during Yongzhen reign except the two boards in the capital. 右局 上局 一厘 满汉               祺祥   机制   机制
01 HU / Bao QUAN,
Board of Revenue
Beijing
Capital
北京 户部 7 4 8 9 9 宝泉 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   8  
02 GONG / Bao YUAN,
Board of Works
Beijing
Capital
北京 工部 7 2 7 9 9 宝源 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2    
03 FU / Bao FU Fujian
福建
Fuzhou
福州
宝福   5 5   7 宝福   9 9 9 9 9 9 4   4
04 TAI / Bao TAI Fujian
福建
Taiwan
台湾
宝台         7* 宝台   7     6 6        
05 ZHANG / Bao ZHANG Fujian
福建
Zhangzhou
彰州
          7 宝彰               7    
06 GONG / Bao GONG Gansu
甘肃
Gongchang
巩昌府
        RR 宝巩 8       7 8        
07 GUANG / Bao GUANG Guangdong
广东
Guangzhou
广州
广         8* 宝广   9 9 9 9   3 9   9
08 GUI / Bao GUI Guangxi
广西
Guilin
桂林
        6 宝桂   9 9 9 9 6 7      
09 Bao QIAN Guizhou
贵州
Bijiexien
毕节县
            宝黔 8 9 9 9 9   8      
10 HE / Bao HE Henan
河南
Kaifeng
开封府
7 7 7 8 8 宝河 7 9 9 9 6   8      
11 JING Hubei
湖北
Jingzhou
荆州镇
6 2                     8      
12 XIANG Hubei
湖北
Xiangyang
襄阳
  3                            
13 CHANG / Bao WU Hubei
湖北
Wuchang
武昌
  6 6 6 8 宝武 7 9 9 9 9   8 7    
14 NAN / Bao NAN Hunan
湖南
Changsa
长沙府
        6* 宝南 5 9 9 9 9 9 8      
15 Bao AN Jiangnan
江南
Jiangning
江宁
  7 7 8 8 宝安 8                  
16 SU / Bao SU Jiangsu
江苏
Suzhou
苏州
        8 宝苏 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 7    
17 Bao HU Jiangsu
江苏
Shanghai
上海
            宝沪             8      
18 JIANG / Bao CHANG Jiangxi
江西
Nanchang
南昌
    6 7 7 宝昌 8 9 9 9 9 9 8      
19 DONG / Bao Ji Shandong
山东
Jinan
济南
8 7 8 8 8 宝济 7 8 9 9 9 3        
20 LING Shandong
山东
Lingching
临清镇
6 6 7 8 8                      
21 TONG Shanxi
山西
Tatong
大同
6   2 8 8                      
22 YUAN / Bao JIN Shanxi
山西
Taiyuan
太原
7 6 7 8 8 宝晋 8 9 9 9 9 7 8      
23 YANG Shanxi
山西
Yanghe
阳和
4 4 5                          
24 SHAN / Bao SHAN Shanxi
陕西
Xian
西安
    8 8 8 宝陕   9 9 9 7   7      
25 YAN Shanxi
陕西
Yanghuan
延绥
R                              
26 Bao CHUAN Sichuan
四川
Chengdu
成都
            宝川 4 9 9 9 8 9 9      
27 Bao DONG Yunan
云南
Dongchuan
东川
            宝东     9 9 9 7 7      
28 Bao ZHOU Yunan
云南
Yizhou
沾益州
            宝州         6 8 8      
29 YUN / Bao YUN Yunan
云南
Kunming
昆明
    8   8 宝云 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   4  
30 ZHE / Bao ZHE Zhejiang
浙江
Hanzhou
杭州府
7 7 8 8 8 宝浙 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6    
31 JI Zhili
直隶
jizhen
蓟镇
4 1 6 8 8                      
32 XUAN Zhili
直隶
Xuanfu
宣府镇
6 2 7 8 8                      
33 YUN Zhili
直隶
Miyun
密云镇
5                              
34 Bao ZHI Zhili
直隶
              宝直   9 9 9 6 7 7 2    
35 Bao DE Zhili
直隶
Rehe
热河
            宝德         3          
36 Bao FENG Zhili
直隶
Fengtien
盛京
            宝奉             4 R    
37 Bao GU Zhili
直隶
Tagukou
大沽
            宝沽             1      
38 Bao JI Zhili
直隶
Jilin
吉林
            宝吉             4 4    
39 Bao JIN Zhili
直隶
Tienjin
天津
            宝津             7 6    
40 Bao YI Xinjian
新疆
Yili
伊犁
            宝伊   7 7 7 5          
41 Bao XIN and others Xinjian
新疆
宝新、叶尔羌、阿克苏、乌什局、库空、喀叶噶尔   5-8   4  

There are some confusions about the status of a few mints because of the changes made to the provincial administrations and their names.

Ning 宁 = Zhejiang Ningpo (F Schjoth), or Jiangsu Jiangning (W Burger), or Gansu Ningxia (Ding Fubao)

Chang 昌 = Hupei Wuchang (F Schjoth & W Burger), or Jiangxi Nanchang (Ding Fubao)

Jiang 江 = Jiangxi Nanchang (w Burger), or Jiangsu Jiangning (F Schjoth & Ding Fubao)

Bao Hu 沪 or 湖 = Shanghai or Jiangxi Hukou

* Kangxi康熙 Tai台, Guang广 and Nan南 large cash coins are rated 3.

Listed below are cash coins issued by Nurhaci努尔哈赤 and Abahai皇太极, earlier coins of Shunzhi and other coins of significance. Remarks The value of cash coins depend not only on their rarity, but also on their condition and their historical value. Below is a list of estimates which is casually based on the rarity grade.
01 Tienming Hanqian 天命汗钱 5   Grade Est. Value
02 Tienming Tongbao 天命通宝 3   RRR US$2000 and above
03 Tienchong Hanqian 天聪汗钱 R Value 10 RR US$1000-US$2000
04 Shunzhi Tongbao 顺治通宝 6 First issue, blank reverse R US$500-US$1000
05 Qixian Tongbao 祺祥通宝Sample Cash by the two Boards RR   1 US$250-US$500
        2 US$100-US$250
        3 US$75-US$100
        4 US$50-US$75
        5 US$35-US$50
        6 US$20-US$35
        7 US$10-US$20
        8 US$5-US$10
        9 US$1-US$5