1644-1911AD QING DYNASTY CHINA CHINESE COIN COLLECTION LOT OF 9 COINS

During The Mid 1500'S The Manchurians Rebelled Against The Ming Dynasty And In Ad 1559 T'Ai Tsu Established A Small Manchu Dynasty. By 1625 He Gained Enough Territory To Need A Capital Which He Established At Mukden. He Died A Year Later And The Throne Passed To His Son Abahay, Also Known As T'Ai Tsung. Abahay Changed The Dynastic Name To Qing In 1638 And On His Death In 1644 The Throne Passed To His Nine Year Old Son Shih Tsu. By Then The Qing Controlled Large Parts Of China And By 1681 After The Defeat Of The Last Of A Group Of Warlords Known As The "Ming Rebels" Controlled All Of It.
Most References Date The Start Of The Qing Dynasty To 1644 When Shih Tsu'S Came To The Throne But That Is A Very Arbitrary Date. One Could Place It At 1559 When T'Ai Tsu Established The Dynasty That Ultimately Became Qing, Or In 1638 When His Son Officially Changed The Name To Qing Or Even In 1681 When The Qing Finally Took Control Of All China.
The Qing Dynasty Was A Period Of Enlightenment, With The Arts And Literature Reaching A High Point Under The Emperors K'Ang Hsi And Ch'Ien Lung. This Was Also A Period Of Increased Interaction With The Western Powers Who, While Gaining Significant Influence In China, Failed In Their Efforts To Colonize China.
The Coinage Of Qing Is Fairly Straightforward, And With One Exception The Qing Emperors Used Only One Reign Title Each On Their Coins. Unlike The Previous 2000 Years Qing Coins Often Had Markings On The Reverse - Often A Denomination. Especially Around The Economic Turmoil Of The 1800S There Was A Lot Of Effort To Increase The Value Of Coins Above Their Intrinsic Value - Including Some Coins Valued As High As 1000 Cash. The Last Coins Of The Qing Dynasty Were Machine Made With Pressing Equipment Imported From England (Rather Than Sand Cast Like The Previous 2000 Years). These Were Made Of Brass And Are Somewhat Scarce As Most Were Melted Down To Make Shell Casings And Other War Items


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