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English: MING DYNASTY      1368 - 1644 AD    

    H 20 . 33      Da Zhong tong bal     5 Cash a) usual type 39.5 mm, 14.507 g F+ $45; sharp VF+ (not shown) $65; b) Larger chars, protruding bei 40.6 mm, 14.922 g EF     FD1874, S1132, HG944/2     
    H 20 . 57L      Hong Wu tong bao     Cash Lot of 9 pieces, mostly different types / varieties         
    H 20 . 67      Hong Wu tong bao     Cash Gui above a) usual type 25.6 mm, 2.876 g VF/F $15; b) Gui wider & very different script. Known from a specialized Japanese work. 22.7 mm, 3.023 g F/Vg     FD1902, S1150, HG959/5     
    H 20 . 111x      Hong Wu tong bao     10 Cash Rev: Shi / Yi Liang This forger is getting sloppy: Obv. & Shi are used for multiple types, but the Yi Liang are stuck on the master poorly.         
    H 20 . 111g      Hong Wu tong bao     10 Cash Rev: Shi / Yi Liang Small rev. chars., also distinctive Tong. Found only in Shanghai Museum V.5 #388; not in Showa Senpu. S1158v, FD194v         AVF, cleaned & lacquered 
    H 20 . 121L      Yong Le tong bao     Cash Two genuine and two later copies of this much-copied reign title.     FD1958, S1166     F-EF 
    H 20 . 167A      Wan Li tong bao     2 Cash Six-stroke bei & other differences. Scarcer of two known varieties, missing from Ding and HG. 27.6 mm, 4.453 g     Showa Senpu 3/210m     
    H 20 . 168      Tai Chang tong bao     Cash H20.268b 24.5 mm, 3.603 g VF+ $15; H20.168x 21.9 mm, 1.316 g Vietnamese copy     FD1984, S1199, HG1015/1, KM20.1     
    H 20 . 193      Tian Qi tong bao     Cash Rev: Hu above a) 26.1 mm, 6.186 g FD1990, S1207, HG1021/4, KM26 Hoard UC, crusty $20; b) low Tong, large Hu 26.5 mm, 5.452 g SS3/212i? Hoard UC, crusty         
    H 20 . 226      Tian Qi tong bao     10 Cash Rev: Shih above 46.9 mm, 22.053 g     FD2017, S1221, HG1030/2, KM46     F 
    H 20 . 229      Tian Qi tong bao     10 Cash b) "triangle" head Tong, 7-stroke bei, large, plain Shih S1223, SS3/216b common AVF 27.50; c) similar, left-hook top stroke Tian, small Shih FD2020?, SS-nl common? F $30; H) Different type: Large chars., Flat-head Tong, six-stroke bei, small "+" shaped Shih, small Yi Liang HG1032/1, one of two varieties he lists. A knowledgeable supplier charged $230 for this F+ $200; x) Note pimpling, skimpy inner rim. Likely modern forgery.         
    H 20 . 261      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: Yi Qian 25 mm, 3.287 g     FD2031, S1241, HG1042/5, KM64     F, cleaned 
    H 20 . 264      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: Yi Qian (variant script) 23.8 mm, 3.019 g     FD2032, HG1042/4     VF 
    H 20 . 301      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: Ying     FD2071, S1267, HG1051/1, KM84     AVF 
    H 20 . 311      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: Hu Jiu     FD2047, S1250, HG1041/2, KM71     VF+ 
    H 20 . 318A      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: A: Jiu (Fisher reads as Yan)     FD2055     VF, cleaned but retoning 
    H 20 . 323      Chong Zhen tong bao     Cash Rev: Ba Qian     FD2036, S1244, HG1045/1, KM67, SS3/219g     EF but rough, cleaned 
    H 20 . 329      Chong Zhen tong bao     5 Cash Rev: Hu Wu 34.1 mm, 9.785 g     FD2093, HG1060/6, KM109     F, scratches 

    H 20 . 331      Chong Zhen tong bao     5 Cash Rev: Jian Wu 34.2 mm, 10.557 g     FD2095, S1284, HG1061/1, KM111     AF.