November 9, 2007

Errata for David Hartill’s Cast Chinese Coins

by Russ Weltmer

 

Hartill Catalogue No.

Other References, As Printed

Suggested Change to References

(Notes 1, 2)

 

Rationalé for Change

SECTION 1

No entries

 

 

 

SECTION 2

2.6

FD52

--

FD52 obverse is Ba, not Qi

2.35

FD58

FD40

FD references for 2.35 & 2.39 are interchanged

2.39

FD40

FD58

FD references for 2.35 & 2.39 are interchanged

2.60

FD31

FD32

FD references for 2.60 & 2.61 are interchanged

2.61

FD32

FD31

FD references for 2.60 & 2.61 are interchanged

Pg. 12

 

 

Mid-page reference to Page 15 should be Page 13.

2.87

DCD123, FD23

DCD123

FD23 is not a match to 2.87

2.165

DCD135, FD101, S41

DCD135, FD101

S41 in not a match to 2.165

2.166

DCD184, FD97

DCD184, FD97, S41~

S41 is similar to 2.166

2.167

--

S41~

S41 is similar to 2.167

2.170

DCD179, FD23

DCD179

As with 2.87, FD23 is also a poor match to 2.170.

2.181

S43, FD11

--

S43 & FD11 smaller than 2.181

2.182

--

S43, FD11

S43 & FD11 size nearer to 2.181

SECTION 3

3.21

DCD222

DCD222, FD273

FD273 is also an exact match.

3.23

DCD221, FD273

DCD221, FD275

FD273 is smaller than 3.23, FD275 is exact match.

3.44

DCD215, FD305, S3

DCD215, FD304, S3

FD304 is an exact match, FD305 is  not.

3.45

--

FD305

FD305 is an exact match.

3.46

DCD216

DCD216, S12A~

S12A is a near match.

3.47

DCD216, FD308

DCD216, FD306

Typo

3.115-7

DCD328. FD144-5

DCD328?, FD145-6

FD144 is 75mm. 3.115-7 & FD115-6 are ~ 50mm.

3.119-20

DCD328, FD146

DCD328?, FD144

FD146 is 50mm. 3.119-20 & FD144 are 75mm.

3.150

 

 

Rarity is omitted.

3.182-3

DCD250, FD16, S13-27

DCD250, FD160, S13-27

Typo on FD160

3.217

DCD247, FD188

DCD247, FD188

FD188 is an exact match for 3.217

3.218

DCD247, FD189

FD189 is an exact match for 3.218

3.219

DCD247, FD189

DCD247, FD190

FD189 is not a match, FD190 is an exact match.

3.229

 

 

Numbers jump from 3.229 to 3.330 in the same type of Spade coins.

3.330

 

 

3.348

 

 

W. W. Shanxi should be W. Shanxi.

3.361-2

DCD242, FD168, S7-12

DCD242, S7-12

FD168 obverse legend is An Yang (similar to 3.187), not Ping Yang

3.375

--

FD232

FD232 is an exact match.

3.420-1

DCD272, FD164-5

DCD272, FD164, FD166

FD165 is a typo, already used as match to 3.419.

SECTION 4

4.5

DCD403, FD354

DCD403, FD352

FD354 is 5 character, used as a match for 4.2

4.6

 

DCD397, FD351-3, S45

 

DCD397, ~FD351, S46

 

FD352 is a 4 character match for 4.5. FD353 has a different legend. S46 is a closer match than S45.

4.7

SECTION 5

No entries

 

 

 

SECTION 6

6.6

DCD613, FD374

DCD613, FD374~

FD 374 is only somewhat similar to 6.6

6.9

DCD618, FD373

DCD618, FD373~

FD373 is not an exact match.

SECTION 7

7.17

FD422, S92-95

FD422

Schjöth’s images are poor representations of actual coins.

7.18

FD425, S96-99

FD425

Same comment as above.

SECTION 8

8.2

--

FD429

FD429 is also an exact match.

SECTION 9

9.1

FD447, S120

FD447~, S120~

FD447 has 2 dots in Wu. (Schjöth’s Da Guan Wu Zhu images are poor representations of actual coins.)

9.2

FD446, S127-8

S127

S127 is only exact match.

9.7

--

FD449

FD449 is only exact match.

9.9

FD450, S136

FD450, S137~

S137 is a better match than S136

9.10

FD451, S136~

FD451 is an exact match, S136 is a close match.

9.12

FD458, S119

FD457, S119

FD458 is the cut-off head of an FD457 knife coin

9.37

S152, S160 &c

S160

S152 has an inner rim, 9.37, S160 does not.

9.43

S164

--

“Skinny” Huo  of 9.43 is not a match for S162

9.45

FD492, S165

FD492

S165 is a half star, or “blob”, not a star

9.46

--

S165

S165 is an exact match for 9.46, not 9.45

SECTION 10

10.13

FD550, S227

FD550, S228~

S228 is a better match

10.16

FD566, S217

FD 566~, S217

FD566 has a very narrow outer rim. S217 has medium rims.

10.17

FD589, S225

FD590, S225

FD590 & S225 are exact matches. FD589 is not.

10.22

FD587?

FD598~

FD598 is a better match.

10.24

FD612

Hua267a

FD612 has no vertical bar left of Wu. 10.24 has a bar.

10.28

FD582, S306

FD581, S306

FD582 has an obverse on both sides of coin

10.31

FD514, S180

FD514, S180~

S180 is 20mm, others are <15mm.

SECTION 11

11.14

FD521, S187

FD521

11.14 & FD521 are 22mm. S187 is 27.5mm

11.22

FD545~

FD545

FD545 is an exact match. Rubbing on FD faint

11.35

FD538

FD538~

FD538 has narrow rims, 11.34 has  med. rims

11.36

FD539

FD540

11.36 & FD540 are exact matches.

SECTION 12

12.5

FD553

FD553~

FD553 is not an exact match.

SECTION 13

13.14

FD576

FD578

FD576 is a typo.

13.20

FD600, S237

FD600

S237 is a match for FD601.

SECTION 14

Pg. 106

 

 

Image at top right hand of page 106 is not numbered.

14.14 pg.106

--

 

Error in numbering.

14.17

--

 

14.17 has reverse inverted from Hua and David Jen.

14.51

S404-5

FD740, S405

FD740 & S405 are exact matches.

14.63

FD721, S387

S386

14.63 & S386 are matches, FD721 is not.

14.64

--

FD721

FD721 is also exact match.

14.90

FD724, S391

S391

14.90 & S391 are exact match. FD724 is not.

14.101

FD691, S352

S352

14.101 & S352 are 28mm. FD691 is 24mm.

14.105

FD699, S355

FD693, S355

FD699 is 28mm. 14.105, FD693, & S355 are ~35mm

14.109

FD696, S358

S358

FD696 cloud has the wrong shape

14.115

S361

~S361

14.115 is 22.0mm; S361 is 25.6mm

14.132A

 

 

Ditto marks should be added below each word in 14.132 comments

SECTION 15

15.11

S411

S411a

S411 does not exist.

15.31

FD772

--

FD772 has a right hook Yuan.

15.35

--

FD772

FD772 is an exact match.

15.51

FD739

FD779

FD739 is a typo.

15.69

FD797

FD794

FD797 is a typo.

15.78

FD809, S439

FD809

S439 is 33.5mm; FD809 is 38-40mm.

15.95

FD819, S440

FD819

S440 in not a good match..

15.106

FD830

FD829

FD830 is a different coin. FD829 is an exact match.

15.107

FD824, S436

S436

FD824 is a different coin.

15.110

FD827

FD827~

FD827 is not an exact match.

15.112

FD828

FD828~

FD828 is not an exact match.

15.172

--

FD843

FD843 is also an exact match.

15.173

--

FD844

FD844 is also an exact match.

15.174

--

FD845

FD845 is also an exact match.

SECTION 16

16. 1

S451

S451~

S451 is not an exact match.

16.1a-d

FD859, S452

FD850, S452

Typo. FD859 is an iron coin with a plain reverse

16.4

FD853

FD853~

FD853 has a level crescent. 16.4 has a crescent tilted right.

16.30

FD870

FD870~

FD870 has thin rim.

16.32

FD869

FD869~

Yuan in FD869 has no ball.

16.43

FD876, S469

S469

FD876 is not a match.

16.44

--

FD876

FD876 is an exact match.

P.131

 

 

Introduction to Jing De and Xiang Fu 16.49-16.58 states that legends are regular orthodox script, however Yuan is not.

16.49

FD881, S471

FD881~, S471~

FD881 & S471 have narrow rims, 16.49  has medium width rims

16.52

FD883, S473-4

FD883, S473

Yuan in S484 is different.

16.58

FD890, S478

FD890, S478~

S478 has narrow outer rim.

16.71

FD894~

FD894

FD894 is an exact match.

16.75A

S487

--

There is no exact match.

16.75B

S487

487 is an exact match.

16.87

FD902, S492

FD902~, S492~

FD902 & S492 have narrow rims. 16.76 has med rims.

16.89

FD901, S494

FD901~, S494~

FD901 & S494 have narrow rims. 16.76 has med rims.

16.98

 

 

Delete redundant of in text

16.101

S501

--

S501 had large characters, not small

16.111

FD905

--

FD905 is not a close match.

16.119

--

FD907

FD907 is an exact match.

16.124

S505

--

S505 has narrow rims.

16.135

FD919, S511

S511

FD919 has different style Yuan

16.136

FD919

S511 has different style Yuan.

16.138

FD923, S512~

FD923~, S512~

FD923 & S512 both have narrow outer rim.

16.143

FD932

--

FD932 is 32mm, 16.143 is 36mm

16.150

S515

S515~

S515 is a near match.

16.158

S520~

FD938, S520~

FD938 is an exact match.

16.160

FD939, S523

FD939~

FD939 is not an exact match.

16.161

S523

S523 is an exact match.

16.168

FD943

FD944

FD943 is not a match for 16.168. FD944 is an exact match.

16.170

S527

S527, FD946

FD946 is also an exact match.

16.173

FD945

FD945~

FD945 has long outer strokes on Ning & Bao. 16.173 has short strokes .

16.187

FD953

--

FD953 is 25.5mm, 16.187 is 23.5mm with narrower rims.

16.233

--

FD969

FD969 is also an exact match.

16.262

--

S568

16.262 & S568 are exact matches.

16.284

FD984, S576

FD984~, S576

FD984 has a flat-based Tong; 16.284 & S576 have a curved-base Tong.

16.290

FD990, S585

FD990, S582

S582 is 21.5mm, 16.290 & S582 are 24.5-25mm. S585 has a round  bao, others have a square bao.

16.304

FD999, S597

FD999

S597 Bao is narrow, others are broad.

16.305

--

S597

Both have narrow Bao.

16.306

FD994

FD994~

FD994 is not an exact match for 16.307.

16.307

FD991, S586

S586

Only S586 is a match for 16.306. See 16.310  comments

16.310

--

FD991

FD991 has the distinctive Shao also.

16.344

FD1012

--

FD1012 is not a close match.

16.369

FD1025, S612

FD1025, S613

S612 is much smaller than 16.369.

16.377

FD1018, S609

--

Both FD1018 & S609 have claw  feet. 16.377 doesn’t.

16.402

FD1041

--

FD1041 is not a match (very narrow rim, weak hook on Ning).

16.407

FD1050, S622

S622

16.407 & S622 have sharply curved hook on Ning & large characters. FD 1050 has gently curved hook & medium characters.

16.424

FD1061, S632

S632~

FD1061 is bronze, S632 is iron.

16.428

FD1070, S633

FD1072, S633

16.428, FD1072 & S633 have unique “cross-hairs” Bao. FD1070 does not.

16.435

FD1077, S638

--

16.435 has wide rims, 32.5mm. FD1077 & S638 don’t have wide rims or square Bao.

16.436

--

S638~

S638 is close match but slightly smaller.

16.437

--

FD1077, S639

FD1077 & S639 are exact matches.

16.438

FD1089, S643

FD1089

S643 has narrow rim & round Bao.

16.440

FD1087

S645

16.440 & S645 are 32-33mm. FD1087 is 29mm.

16.447

FD1086

--

FD1086 has cresc. tips out & is Regular script.

16.459

S642

--

S642 is 21mm, 16.459 is 25mm

16.461

--

FD1086

FD1086 is an exact match.

16.462

FD1088

--

FD1088 is Li script, already a reference for 16.454

16.468

FD1100-01, S652

FD1101

FD1101 & S652 have no hook on Yuan. 16.468 & FD1100 have a left hook.

Pg. 157

 

 

Small Xuan He tong bao coins with Xuan in regular script omitted (Hua603e-f).

16.475

 

 

Number following should be 16.476, not 16.576.

16.476

FD1111, S659

FD1111, S659~

S659 has narrow rims. 16.476 & FD1111 rims are broad.

16.486

S655

S655~

S655 has narrow rim. 16.486 has medium rim.

16.492

FD1113, S661~

FD1113~, S661~

FD1113 has narrower rims & smaller diameter

16.517

FD1129, S670

FD1131, S670

FD1129 is not a match, FD1131 is an exact match.

SECTION 17

17.3

FD1141

FD1141~

FD1141 is not an exact match.

17.9

FD1147, S674

FD1147~, S674

FD1147 is not an exact match.

17.10

FD1149, S675

FD1149, S675~

S675 is not an exact match.

17.28

--

FD1150

FD1150 is an exact match.

17.36

FD1160, S681

FD1160~, S681

FD1160 is not an exact match.

17.38

S683

S683~

S683 is not an exact match.

17.39

S684

S684~

S684 is not an exact match.

17.46

S686

S686~

S686 is not is an exact match.

17.47

S688

S688~

S688 is not an exact match.

17.56

S694

S694~

S694 is not an exact match.

17.60

S692

S692~

S692 is not an exact match.

17.61

S693

S693~

S693 is not an exact match.

17.65

FD1172, S698

FD1175, S698

FD1172 has a narrow Yuan. S698 & FD1175 have a wide Yuan & are exact matches.

17.66

--

FD1172

FD1172 is an exact match.

17.74

FD1176

--

FD1176 is not a close match.

17.75

FD1176

FD1176 is an exact match.

17.76

FD1174, S699

FD1174, S899

Both are an exact match.

17.77

--

Neither is an exact match.

17.80

FD1179

--

FD1179 is not a close match.

Pg. 167

 

 

Variety of regular script Tongan mint coin with Tong mintmark left of hole omitted. Coin has medium O. rim, broad R. rim, 25mm dia. FD1192~

17.112

--

--

Coin is described as cresc. above, dot below, but depicted as dot above, cresc. below.

17.113

--

--

What is the character below the hole?

17.140

FD1194, S713

S713

FD1194 is 26mm. S713 & 17.140 are 28.5-29 mm

17.168

--

FD1203

FD1203 is an exact match.

17.169

S727

FD1202, S727

FD1202 is also an exact match.

17.185

S714

S714~

S714 has broad rims. 17.185 has medium rims.

17.214

S726

--

17.214 is iron; S726 is a bronze Iron Mother coin.

17.289

FD1218, S756

FD121`8~, S756

FD1218 has “blocky” Yuan. 17.289 & S756 have more “angled” Yuan.

17.310

--

FD1221

FD1221 is also an exact match.

17.312

--

FD1220

FD1220 is also an exact match.

17.359

FD1235, S781

FD1235, S783

S781 is 2 cash, 28mm. 17.259 & FD1235 are 3 cash, 30-34mm.

17.393

--

S808

Description of 17.393 & 17.394 are reversed.

17.394

S808

--

17.371

--

FD1257

FD1257 is also an exact match.

Pg 183

 

 

Number 17.411 is used twice, 1st where it should have been 17.406; 2nd where it is correct. Best solution is to change 1st 17.411 into 17.406A and leave present 17.406 & 2nd 17.411 as is.

17.451

FD1218, S829

S829, Hua705a

FD1218 is a bronze Iron Mother coin. 17.451, S829 is iron, and an exact match.

Pg. 189 17.507

 

 

Typo. “15.507” should be “17.507”

17.537

FD1450, S875

--

FD1450 & S875 have Li Yi on rev., not Chuan Li.

17.538

--

FD1450, S875

FD1450 & S875 have Li Yi on rev., not Chuan Li.

17.561

 

 

Typo. Text should read “ba (8 – 1215).”

17.577

 

 

Typo. Text should read “ba (8 – 1215).”

17.596

 

 

Typo. Text should read “ba (8 – 1215).”

17.601

FD1408, S931

Hua730a, S931

FD1408 is Han Yr. 15. 17.601 & S931 are Han Yr. 13.

17.603

--

FD1408

FD1408 is an exact match.

17.624

S945

S945

Legend above hole on rev. is Li Zhou, not Li.

17.651

FD1431, S935

--

Both FD1431 & S935 are 2 cash size, but depict cresc. and 2 dots (3 cash), not 1 dot (2 cash)

17.657

FD1437

--

FD1437 has Shi on rev., not Xin.

17.658

--

FD1437

17.658& FD1437 are exact matches.

17.663

--

FD1444, S940

In spite of Ding’s designation as a value 3 coin, size is consistent with value 2.

17.664

FD1444, S940

--

See preceding comment.

17.720

FD1487, S981

FD1487, S982

S981 Duan is tall, 17.720, FD1487 & S982 is short.

17.809

FD1550

--

FD1550 is medium size with large characters; not small coin with small characters.

17.857

FD1599, S1063

FD1598, S1063

Typo, FD1599 is an iron coin with unreadable rev.

SECTION 18

18.11

FD1619, S1065

FD1619~, S1065~

18.11 has angular legs; FD1619 & S1065 have curving legs.

18.17

FD1626

FD1626, S1070

18.17, FD1626 & S1070 all have short Bao.

18.18

FD1627, S1070

FD1627

18.18 & FD1627 have tall Bao; S1070 has short Bao.

Pg. 218

2nd paragraph

 

Last sentence: ... further of Coin Directorate …

18.69

FD1664

FD1664~

At 20mm, FD1664 falls into the “Other sizes known” category.

SECTION 19

19.3

FD1819

--

FD1819 is the same as 14.136 in the Tang dynasty.

19.6

FD1064

FD1064~

FD1064 is not an exact match.

19.7

FD1057

FD1057~

FD1057 is not an exact match.

19.17

FD1792

FD1702

Typo

19.24

FD1711

FD1710

FD1710 is a better match.

19.25

FD1712

FD1711

FD1711 is a better match.

19.26

--

FD1712

19.26 & FD1712 are an exact match.

19.30

FD1717, S1097

FD1717~, S1097

19.39 & S1097 have small characters. FD1717 has bold characters.

19.46

FD1733, S1099

FD1733, ~S1099

19.46 & FD1733 are exact matches. S1099 is a close match.

19.59

FD1750

FD1750~

FD1750 is not an exact match.

19.60

FD1751

FD1753

FD1753 is an exact match, FD1751 is not.

19.61

FD1751

FD1751 is an exact match.

19.64

--

--

 

19.65

FD1757

FD1757 is an exact match.

19.66

FD1760

FD1760~

FD1760 is a near match.

19.67

FD1761

FD1761~

FD1761 is a near match.

19.68

FD1763

FD1763~

FD1763 is a near match.

19.69

--

--

Obv. Legend is Zhi Shun Tong Bao, not Zhi Shun Yuan Bao

19.70

FD1766

 

Obv. Legend is Zhi Shun Tong Bao, not Zhi Shun Yuan Bao

19.71

FD1767

 

Obv. Legend is Zhi Shun Tong Bao, not Zhi Shun Yuan Bao

19.72

FD1767

FD1768

Typo; FD1767 already used as a match for 19.71

19.74

FD1762

FD1762~

FD1762 is a near match.

19.76

FD1780

FD1780~

FD1780 is 15mm; 19.76 is 13mm. FD1780 is not an exact match.

19.79

FD1776

FD1776~

FD1776 is 19.5mm; 19.79 is 18mm. FD1776 is not an exact match

19.81

FD1775

FD1775

Text should read “Rev: Dot right, crescent left.”; not the reverse as stated. Both references have dot right, crescent left.

19.141

FD1828, S1118

FD1828~, S1118~

19.141 has broad rims; FD1828 & S1118 have narrow rims.

SECTION 20

20.2

--

--

As shown, Bei appears to be 7 stroke, not 6 stroke.

20.41

FD1879

FD1879~

FD1879 has fine characters; 20.41 has bold characters.

20.43

FD1878

FD1878~

FD1878 has broad rims; 20.43 has narrow rims.

20.45

FD1884

FD1884~

Shi doesn’t touch inner rim on FD1884. Shi touches inner rim on 20.45.

20.60

FD1896, S1142

FD1896~, S1142~

FD1896 & S1142 have tall Yi Qian/small hole; 20.60 has short Yi Qian/large hole.

20.68

FD1903

FD1903~

FD1903 has bold characters & equal thickness Yi. 20.68 has fine characters & tapering Yi.

20.75

FD1909, S1154

FD1909~, S1154~

FD1909 & S1154 have small Er Qian; 20.75 has larger Er Qian.

20.79

FD1916

FD1916~

FD1916  has small character Fu; 10.79 has large character Fu.

20.80

FD1918

FD1918~

FD1918 has large Guang. 20.80 has small Guang.

20.87

FD1922, S1155

FD1922~, S1155

FD1922 has wide San Qian. 20.87, S1155 has narrow San Qian.

20.104

FD1944

FD1944~

FD1944 has tall Wu Guang. 20.104 has short Wu Guang.

20.125

FD1961

FD1961~

FD1961 has 3 strokes with dots. 20.125 has 3 strokes with dashes.

20.128

FD1962, S1181

FD1962

20.128 & FD1962 have regular type. S1181 has angular type.

20.129

--

S1181

20.129 & S1181 have angular type.

20.157

FD1970, S1189

FD1976, S1189

Typo.

20.158

FD1977

FD1977~

FD1977 has large size Tian. 20.158 has medium size Tian.

20.178

FD1987

FD1987~

FD1987 is medal alignment. 10.17 is coin alignment.

20.226

FD2017, S1221

FD2017, S1221~

S1221 has thin Shi; FD2017 has thick Shi.

20.236

FD2048, S1251

--

FD2048 & S1251 are 23mm, 2 dot Tong. 20.236 is >26mm, 1 dot Tong.

20.245

FD2086

FD2086~

FD2086 has wider bar of Er toward outer rim. 20.245 has wider bar toward inner rim. Large disparity between Hartill & Hua prices. Hartill: $50; Hua: 8500 yuan or ~$1020 ??

20.280

S1269

S1269~

S1269 has no rev. dot. 20.280 does.

20.287

S1264

FD2051, S1264

20.287, FD2051 & S1264 have Lu below hole with no dot. (See next entry also.)

20.288

FD2051, S1265

S1265

20.288 & S1265 have dot above, and Lu below. FD2051 has no dot.

20.297

FD2052, S1258

 

20.297 is listed as Type 1.2, but my Jiang mintmark coin is definitely Type 1.1?

20.302

--

S1227

20.302 & S1227 are match with plain reverse.

20.303

S1227

--

S1227 has plain rev. 20.303 has a crescent above hole.

20.316

--

FD2068

20.316& FD2068 are exact matches. Rarity not assigned

Pg. 262

 

 

2nd para., last sentence: “and other” should be “another”

20.334

S1274

FD2069, S1274

Reverses are exact matches.

 

 

 

 

20.354

FD2079, S1278-79

--

20.354 horse is above hole. FD2078 & S1277-78 horse is below hole.

20.355

--

FD2079, S1278

20.354, FD2078 & S1278 horse is below hole.

SECTION 21

21.10

FD2140, S1329

FD2140~, S1329~

FD2140 is only 22mm, S1329 has a plain rev. 21.10 is 26mm.

21.11

FD2141, S1331

S1331~

FD2141 is 27-28.5mm. S1331 is 31.3mm. 21.11 is 35mm.

21.30

--

FD2100

FD2100 is an exact match.

21.45

S1297

S1297~, FD2113

21.45 has a 1-dot Tong & plain rev. S1297 has a dot below the hole. FD2113 is an exact match. (I don’t believe the off-center blob on the rev. above the hole is a dot, and neither Ding Fubao nor Hua Guangpu indicate xing (star) for the coin rev.)

21.46

--

S1296~

Close match.

21.57

FD2113

--

See comments for 21.45. 21.57 has a 2-dot, square head Tong. FD2113 has a (difficult to read) square or closed head 1 dot Tong.

21.80

FD2128, S1316-17

S1316-17

FD2128 has a very broad rev. inner rim. 21.80 has a narrow convex inner rim on the rev.

21.85

FD2147, S1335

FD2147~, S1335

FD2147 is 26mm, others are 24mm, exact match.

21.89

FD2148, S1338

FD2148, S1339

S1338 is 22.5mm. Others are 26-27mm.

21.97

FD2151

--

FD2151 is 25mm. 21.97 is 30-31mm.

21.99

FD2150

FD2156

Typo. FD2150 is 27mm Er Li. 21.99 & FD2156 are 41mm Yi Fen.

SECTION 22

22.85

FD2250, S1419

 

FD2250 is 26.4mm; S1419 is 25.5mm. Both have narrow outer rims. 22.85 is 28-29mm with broad rims.

22.98

FD2253, S1424

S1424

FD2253 has a small Fu. 22.98 & S1424 have a large Fu.

22.108

S1444

S1444~

Schjöth states that S1443, S1444, & S1445 are all Lohan Xi obverses. 22.108 is not.

22.110

S1432

FD2261, S1432

All are an exact match.

22.112

FD2261

--

FD2261 is not in printed style. 22.112 is.

22.117

--

S1446

22.117 & S1446 are an exact match.

22.119

 

 

I’m confused. Fisher/Ding and Jen refer to this as Gansu province, Ning Xia mint, while Hartill refers to it as Jiangning (mint?) (Nanking).

22.123

FD2225, S1426

FD2255, S1426

Typo.

22.126

FD2258, S1429

--

Artwork for rev. of 22.126 doesn’t match either FD2258 or S1429. -n of Yuan extends beyond the left edge of the inner rim on both FD2258 & S1429, while on 22.126 it stops at the edge of the rim.

22.127

--

FD2258, S1429

Artwork for rev. of 22.127, FD2258 & S1429 are matches, -n of Yuwan extends beyond the left edge of the inner rim & -n of Yuan extends below the inner rim. (FD2250-2273 aren’t all 1-dot Tong obverses; e.g. 22.124/FD2264.)

22.130

FD2267, S1438

FD2267~, ,S1438~

22.130 is 25mm; FD2267 is 27mm; S1438 is 24mm

22.131

FD2270, S1441

FD2270, S1441~

S1441 has a wide X in the yǔ component of Yun.

22.150

FD2277, S1453

FD2277~, S1453~

22.150 doesn’t resemble FD2277; broader rims and different chiowan. S1453 has yet another chiowan.

22.155

FD2278, S1454

FD2278~, S1454

22.155 has a 2-dot Tong, 7-stroke closed bei & small characters. FD2278 has large characters & narrower rims.

22.163

S1460

--

22.163 is 27.5mm with broad rims; S1460 is 23.5mm with narrow rims.

22.166

FD2280

FD2280~

22.166 has broad rims; FD2280 has medium rims.

22.170

FD2285, S1457

FD2285~, S1457

FD2285 has narrower rims. 22.170 & S1457 have broad rims.

22,171

FD2283

FD2283~

FD2283 has narrower rims. 22.171 has broad rims.

22.174

FD2292

FD2292~

FD2292 has narrower rims & diff. Jin. 22.174 has broad rims & bold Jin.

Pg 294

 

FD2288

Shaanxi province-Xi'an mint omitted.

Pg 294

 

FD2289

Taiwan province-Taiwanfu mint omitted.

22.176

FD2294

FD2294~

FD2294 has narrower rims. 22.176 has broad rims.

Pg 295

(1723-135)

(1723-35)

Typo.

22.178

FD2284, S1456

--

22.178 has a vertical head on yūn, 28.5mm. FD2284 is 26mm, angled head on yūn. S1456 is 26mm with a small, different style yūn.

22.185

 

 

Cf 5.65 does not exist (typo?).

22.188

FD2279, S1455

FD2279~, S1455

FD2279 is 26mm with a curving je. 22.188 is 28mm with a vertical, straight je.

22.202

FD2297, S1464

S1464

FD2297 is 22mm; 22.202 & S1464 are 25mm.

22.251

FD2306, S1466

--

22.251 is 27mm/broad rims. FD2306 & S1466 are 21mm/narrow rims.

2.271

FD2314, S1469

FD2314~, S1469~

FD2314 & S1469 are 23-24mm with narrow rims. 22.271 is 25mm with broad rims.

22.276

FD2320, S1477

FD2320~, S1477~

FD2320 has a smaller Guang. S1477 has smaller dia.

22.288

 

 

Rev. is not plain, has boo wu.

22.291

 

 

Rev. is not plain, has boo wu.

22.293

 

 

Rev. is not plain, has boo wu.

22.295

 

 

Coin rarity omitted.

Pg. 306

 

 

Text below 22.314:   . . . “In 1778” . . . should be “In 1788”, as dates indicate no coins minted between 1765-1788.

22.317

FD2318, S1475

--

Neither coin closely resembles 22.317

22.325

FD2324, S1485

--

22.325 has med. rims; FD2324 & S1485 have narrow.

22.331

FD2313, S1468

--

22.331 has med. rims; FD2313 & S1468 have narrow.

22.332

--

S1468

All are exact match with narrow rev. characters.

22.333

--

FD2313

Rev. of FD2313 is an exact match with 22.333

2.334

FD2323, S1484

FD2323~, S1484~

22.334 is 27.5mm with broad rims. FD2323 & S1484 are 25mm with narrower rims.

22.337

FD2321, S1480

FD2321

S1480 is a poor match.

22.346

--

S1480

S1480 and 22.346 are an exact match.

22.349

FD2315, S1470

S1470

FD2315 has small characters.

22.350

--

FD2315

22.350 & FD2315 are an exact match.

22.357

FD2312, S1467

--

FD2312 & S1467 are not a close match.

22.362

--

S1467

22.362 & S1467 are an exact match.

Pg. 311

 

 

Top and bottom of text: ‘Guangxi period’ should be ‘Guangxu period’

Pg. 312

 

 

Top of text: ‘Guangxi period’ should be ‘Guangxu period’

22.395

FD2327

--

FD2327 doesn’t have top of I slanting.

Pg. 314

 

 

Top of text: ‘Guangxi period’ should be ‘Guangxu period’

Pg. 315

 

 

Top of text: ‘Guangxi period’ should be ‘Guangxu period’

22.481

FD2339, S1490

--

FD2339 & S1490 are 22-24mm; more like 22.486-22.488 than the 27mm 22.481.

22.501

FD2347, S1500

--

FD2347 & S1500 more closely resemble 22.503

22.505

FD2341, S1493

FD2341~, S1493

FD2341 has upward-curved top on Guang. S1493 & 22.505 have downward-curved top on Guang.

22.527

FD2352, S1507

FD2352, S1507~

S1507 has tall Chang. 22.527 & FD2352 Chang is short.

22.528

--

S1508

Image of S1508 is in error. Schjöth’s text for S1508 states: “with a star above the hole.”

22.560

FD2358

--

FD2358 has a 1-dot Tong. 22.560 has a 2-dot Tong.

22.591

 

 

Privy mark missing from illustrations.

22.593-5

FD2387, S1513

FD2387~, S1513~

Both FD2387 & S1513 have a dot above the hole on the rev. 22.593-5 have no dot.

22.599

FD2403, S1533

--

Reverses of FD2403 & S1533 more nearly resemble 22.600 local variation.

22.600

--

FD2403, S1533~

Same comment.

22.617

FD2302, S1519

FD2392, S1519

Typo.

22.628

FD2393, S1520

--

Reverses of FD2393 & S1520 more closely resemble 22.629

22.629

--

FD2393, S1520

Same comment.

22.639

S1525

S1525

Radical of Dao has a bent, not straight line. Should be grouped with 22.637-8. Description of 22.638/22.639 could be: :D- of large dung/small dung written . . .”

22.658

FD2404

--

FD2404 has no line above, 26mm. 22.658 has line above, 24mm.

22.675

FD2411, S1534

--

FD2411 is Type B North branch. S1534 is Type B South branch. 22.675 is Type A East branch.

Pg. 338

 

 

Hua1334 depicts an East branch value 1000 brass coin with 6-stroke bei. Coin has same rarity as West coin.

Pg. 339

 

 

Text below coin images should read: “Rev: Dot and crescent top right and left.” to agree with image.

22.725

 

 

Text: “Closed head, one dot tong” Image: Closed head two dot tong. ? branch.

22.726

 

 

Text: “No privy marks.” Image: Closed head one dot tong. Should be West branch. (Are text for 22.725 and 22.726 reversed?

22.770

FD2508, S1549

S1549~

FD2508 is not a good match for 22.770. (It is an exact match for the iron 22.774. I wonder if Ding Fubao made a mistake?)

22.782

FD2523

FD2523~, Hua1581a

FD2523, Hua1580a (and Craig C10-14) have a short bar on Fu. 22.782 & Hua1581a have a longer bar on Fu.

22.784

FD2526

FD2526~, Hua1584a

FD2526 & Hua1583a have a tall triangle connected to the top horizontal stroke of Xian. 22.784 & Hua1584a have a shorter triangle not touching the horizontal bar of Xian.

22.791

--

FD2516

FD2516 is an exact match.

22.802

--

--

The rarity given for 22.802 is class 10 ($500). H1517e is the identical image, with a value of 70Yuan (~$8.40). H1517f to the immediate right, is valued at 300Yuan. Could the price be wrong for 22.802?

22.803

FD2537

FD2537~

FD2537 is 29+mm. 22.803 is 26-27mm.

22.807

FD2538

FD2538~

FD2538 is 41mm with narrow rims. 22.807 is 46-50mm with broad rims.

22.817

FD2561

FD2561~

FD2561 has medium rims. 22.817 has narrow rims.

22.850

--

FD2494~

Close match. Head of He slightly different.

22.851

FD2494

FD2495

FD2494 is 500 cash. 22.851 & FD2495 are 1000 cash.

22.856

FD2472

FD2472~

22.856 has medium rims. FD2472 has wider rims & bolder characters.

22.861

FD2474

FD2474~

FD2474 has small characters. 22.861 has large characters.

22.865

--

FD2474

22.865 & FD2474 are exact matches.

22.869

--

FD2471

22.869 & FD2471 are exact matches.

22.876

FD2462, S1536

FD2462~, S1536~

FD2462 & S1536 are ~21mm, 22.876 is 24-25mm.

22.896

FD2468

FS2468~

22.896 is 61.5mm, rim 8.5mm wide. FD2468 is 53mm, rim is 5mm wide.

22.898

--

--

Rarity value missing.

22.913-14

--

--

22.913 & 22.914 appear to be 7-stroke bei.

22.925

FD2504, S1537

FD2504~, S1537~

22.925 is 24.5-25mm. Others are 22mm.

22.980

FD2531

FD2551

Typo.

22.981

FD2532

FD2552

Typo.

22.1006

--

--

Hua1628h is similar, but shows concentric circles below. Could these be the same coin? If so, which is correct?

22.1019

FD2559

FD2559~

FD2559 has a small Yun, 22.1019 has a large Yun.

22.1020

FD2553, S1547

FD2553~, S1547

FD2553 has medium rims. 22.1020 & S1547 have broad rims.

22.1025

FD2475, S1538

FD2475~, S1538~

FD2475 & S1538 are 20-21mm with narrow rims. 22.1025 is 23.8-24.5mm with broad rims.

22.1059

FD2531

--

Brass coins: FD2531, J778 & C6-2. Iron Coins: 22.1059 & C6-2a.

22.1074

FD2570

FD2570, Hua1657a

Variety is better characterized by “small Boo” rather than “tail of Aksu curly”.

22.1075

--

 

Variety is better characterized by “large Boo” rather than “tail of Aksu curves right”.

Variety of 22.1076

 

FD2569, Hua1657b

Rather common variety omitted (3 of my 15 Value 10 Aksu coins.) Obverse has protruding head bei; reverse has small Boo and curly tail Aksu like 22.1074 instead of sharply bent tail like 22.1076.

Variety of 22.1076

 

--

Rather common variety omitted (3 of my 15 Value 10 Aksu coins.) Obverse has protruding head bei; reverse has small Boo with near vertical tail, and curly tail Aksu like 22.1074 instead of sharply bent tail like 22.1076.

Pg. 395

 

 

1 cash coin from Board of Works missing.

22.1129

FD2595, S1600

S1600~

FD2595 appears to be Fou Bao, 29mm 7-stroke bei. S1600 is 31mm, 7-stroke bei. 22.1129 is Fou Bao, 30mm, 6-stroke bei.

22.1131

--

FD2595~

See comments above.

22.1133

FD2598

--

FD2598 appears to be 7-stroke bei. 22.1133 is 6-stroke.

22.1134

--

FD2598

See comment above.

22.1146a

FD2590, S1556

S1556

FD2590 appears to be 7-stroke bei.

22.1146b

FD2590, S1556

--

FD2590 appears to be 7-stroke bei. S1556 is smaller.

22.1147

--

FD2590

FD2590 is an exact match.

22.1171

S1588

S1558~?

Typo. S1588 is a struck coin. S1558 is not a close match: 21mm vs. 25mm for 22.1171.

22.1187

 

 

“. . .shi above.” Should be”. . .shi yi above”

22.1192

 

 

Yi is depicted as below hole; text states above hole.

22.1203

--

FD2614

FD2614 is an exact match.

22.1267-22.1272

Pg 404

 

Numbers are duplicated for Emperor Mu Zong and Rashidin Khan. I suggest a capital A after the Hartill number for the Rashidin Khan coins.

22.1288?

 

 

Jia above hole (Craig C1-16.1) omitted from 1000 Character Classical series

22.1289?

 

 

Dot below hole (Craig C1-16.8) omitted from 1000 Character Classical series

22.1290

FD2640

FD2641

FD2640 is Er Bao, 7-stroke (South branch). 22.1290 & FD2641 are Fou Bao, 6-stroke (East branch).

22.1291

S1603

FD2640, S1603

FD2640, S1603 & 22.1291 are Er Bao, 7-stroke (South branch).

Pg. 406

 

 

It seems that there should be a “Type B3” for the 22mm coins like C1-18.1 and Hua1771b, based on the great differences in diameter vs B2 (22 vs 26-28mm).

22.131x

 

 

Ri above, dot below hole (Craig C2-15.7) omitted from 1000 Character Classical series

22.131y

 

 

Jin above hole (Jen J856) omitted from 1000 Character Classical series

22.1316

FD2637

--

FD2637 is 7-stroke bei. 22.1316 is 6-stroke bei.

22.1317

--

FD2637

FD2637 &  22.1317 are 7-stroke bei.

Pg. 409

 

 

Guiyang mint in Guangzhou province should be in Guizhou province. (22.1339-41)

22.1334

S1588

S1588, FD2631

FD2631 is also an exact match.

22.1336

--

FD2623

FD2623 is an exact match.

22.1379

FD2630

FD2620

Typo.

22.1429

FD2615, S1572

S1572

FD2615 appears to be Er bao

22.1460-22.1463

 

 

2 additional varieties omitted:

1). 22.1461 variety with weight 2.64gm, 23.6mm

2). Similar coin with elevated jiyen as 22.1463
(2.3gm, 23.3mm)

SECTION 23

23.5

--

FD2680

Exact match.

23.6

--

FD2669

Exact match.

23.7

 

 

Hartill; 5 cash. Hua & Jen; 10 cash. Which is correct? Based on comparative diameters of  23.7, 23.12 & 23.16; 10 should be correct.

23.8

 

 

Hartill; 10 cash. Hua & Jen; 50 cash. Which is correct? Based on comparative diameters of  23.8, 23.13 & 23.17; 50 cash should be correct.

23.9

 

 

Hartill; 50 cash. Hua & Jen; 100 cash. Which is correct? 100 cash should follow from above.

23.10

FD2669, S1605

S1605

See comment for 23.6

23.14

--

FD2684, S1606

Exact matches.

23.15

--

FD2671

Exact matches.

23.17

--

FD2677

Exact matches.

23.19

S1606

--

S1606 obv. reads TBRL. 23.19 reads RLTB.

23.48

 

 

Qian ying is front camp, not rear camp.

23.49

 

 

Hou ying is rear camp, not front camp.

SECTION 24

24.3

 

 

Rarity value is indented on left side of page instead of being to the far right.

SECTION 25

No entries

 

 

 

SECTION 26

No entries

 

 

 

 

Notes:

  1. A lower-case letter after HuaXXXX refers to the image position on a page of Hua Guangpu’s Zhongguo Guqian Mulu, starting with “a” in the upper left hand of the page, and lettered in sequence across and down the page.
  2. “H” references are to images in Hua Guangpu’s Zhongguo Guqian Daji, published in August, 2004; which are not in the 1998 version, Zhongguo Guqian Mulu.