English: 16.418D

  Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da R leg very high, extends well over Tong head; Tong large head (probably); Bao cap rounded on R, not touch IR; Kuan top horizontal R midway on box. Excepting the Bao cap, this is as H#418, which is a scarce variety. A Chinese dealer charged $370 in 2000 for this poorly cast specimen. but a recent Chinese valuation work shows 500RMB value.     S628v, 629v AVF but eroded-looking right side   $ 200.00

  16.418E   Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da R leg high; Bao cap angled (vs flat) at R, as #418 (but not this exact variety); Tong head above IR. Various subvarieties:     S628v, 629v Vg $3.00; AF $4.00; F $5.50; VF   $ 7.50

  16.418M   Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da R leg low (nearly touches & extends well beyond IRs); Tong head below IR. Commonest variety. (16.418MP Rosette hole F+ $4.00);     S628v, 629v F+ $1.75; VF   $ 2.50

  16.418N   Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da R leg low (nearly touches & extends well beyond IRs); Tong head below IR; Guan top horizontal extends more than half way across box on R.     S628v, 629v Vg $2.00; F+   $ 4.50

  16.418R   Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da R leg short (touches & runs slightly beyond IR corner); Tong head well below IR .     S628v, 629v F-F+ $2.00 VF   $ 3.50

  16.418Y   Da Guan tong bao   Slender gold script, Variety: Da legs run symmetrically at slight curve to corners of IR; Tong head well below IR.     S628v, 629v AF   $ 5.00

  16.422   Da Guan tong bao   IRON 2 Cash, Variety: Bao cap even with IR; Tong base slightly above IR, 32.7mm, 12.61gm.     S632 Crude G (not shown) $3; F+   $ 25.00

  16.422C   Da Guan tong bao   IRON 2 Cash, Variety: Bao cap slightly above IR; Tong base even with IR, 29.6mm, 8.841gm.     S632 F   $ 17.50

  16.424   Da Guan tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Variety: Bao cap slightly above IR; Tong base even with IR, 34.5mm, 11.2gm.     S-nl F   $ 25.00.

16.440M   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 2? Cash, Seal script, Variety: As H#440, but Tong sides highly curved. H does not show any iron coins of this denomination.     S643 F   $ 35.00

  16.440   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Narrow rims; Bao bei bowl-shaped, feet even with IR, 27mm, 9.07gm     S645v G+   $ 10.00

  16.440C   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Narrow rims; Bao bei rounded square, feet above IR, 26.7mm, 8.02gm.     S645v AVF   $ 27.50

  16.440E   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Narrow rims; Bao bei tall rectangle?, feet above IR, 16.8mm, 8.78gm.     S645v F, rough   $ 20.00.   16.452   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Variety: Bao bei square, feet even with IR, 28mm, 10gm.     S640v AVg   $ 15.00

  16.453B   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Li script, Variety: Tong base above IR, othwise as #453, 29.7 mm, 8.889 gm.     S640v F+   $ 30.00

  16.454C   Zheng He tong bao   IRON 3 Cash, Li script, Variety: Narrow rims as #454, but large characters, 26.5-27mm, 7.5-9.5gm. SAMPLES shown.     S640v Vg   $ 12.50

  16.458   Zheng He tong bao   Regular script, Variety: Bao feet below IR; He touches IR; Tong head separated.     S636v Vg $10.00; F   $ 20.00

  16.458C   Zheng He tong bao   Regular script, Variety: Bao feet below IR; He touches IR; Tong head connected.     S636v Vg+   $ 15.00

  16.458H   Zheng He tong bao   Regular script, Variety: Bao feet even with IR, cap close to IR; He touches IR.     S636v VF, sand holes $20.00 F+   $ 27.50

  16.472G   Xuan He tong bao   Seal script, Variety: Normal-size characters; Bao bei bowl-shaped, open (as #471), cap narrow, feet even with IR; Xuan rounded (as #472).     S649v G-Vg $2.00; F   $ 5.00

  16.476   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Bei bowl-shaped; Tong top even with IR, L radical squared back; He L radical inside IR; OR about 2.5mm; coin about 29.4-30.7mm.     S659 AF-F $3.00 F+-VF   $ 5.50

  16.476C   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Seal script, Variety: As #476 but Bao and He spaced farther from IRs; Tong top slightly below IR.     S659 F+-VF   $ 6.50

  16.476X   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Seal script, as #476 but under 28mm & crude, likely contemporary private second castings.     Vg-F   $ 3.00

  16.477   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Bei square; Tong top even with IR, L radical double rounded back; He L radical slightly beyond IR; OR about 3.2mm; coin about 27.5-28.5mm.     S656v VF+ $7.50; AVF-VF   $ 5.00

  16.478   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Seal script, Variety: Small characters; Bei bowl-shaped, feet well short of IR; He top stroke hooked downward; Broad OR about 4mm; coin about 29.2-33.3mm.     Vg $2.00; F $5.00; VF   $ 8.50

  16.482R   Xuan He tong bao   Li script, Variety: Bao legs angled, above IR, bei bowl-shaped, cap sides short; He top horizontal within IR, bottom hook points up.     S653v Vg $3.00; F $6.00; AVF   $ 10.00

  16.486C   Xuan He tong bao   Li script, Variety: Bei square, legs from corners; He R upper arm touches corner of box; Xuan cap sides even length.     S655v F   $ 6.50

  16.486G   Xuan He tong bao   Li script, Variety: Bei square, legs from corners; He R upper arm nearly touches side of box; Xuan cap sides even length.     S655v AF $4.00; F $5.50; VF/+   $ 8.50

  16.492   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Li script, Variety: Bei bowl-shaped, legs angled, above IR, cap tilted to R; He R upper arm touches box corner. About 29.8-31mm.     S660 F $3.50; VF   $ 5.00

  16.494   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Li script, Variety: Bei square, legs angled; He small hook bottom. About 26.5-28mm.     S657 AF   $ 4.00

  16.496   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Li script, Variety: Bei square, legs from corners; He no hook bottom. About 26.4-27mm.     AF   $ 5.00

  16.496C   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Li script, Variety: Bei square, legs from corners; He long hook bottom. About 26.4-29.2mm.     Vg/+   $ 3.00

  16.497   Xuan He tong bao   2 Cash, Li script, Variety: Small characters; Bei square, legs from corners; He no hook bottom; Tong base above IR. About 28.9-30mm.     S658 F   $ 4.00

  16.499   Xuan He tong bao   IRON 2 Cash, Regular script. 29.0 mm, 5.997gm     VF   $ 50.00

  16.502   Xuan He tong bao   IRON Cash, Slender Gold script, Variety: Blank reverse     G-Vg   $ 15.00

  16.504   Xuan He tong bao   IRON Cash, Slender Gold script, Variety: Tong dot is wedge, head slants down to L, base touches IR; He large, offset slightly L (varies); Rev. Shan (sharp & clear).     S666 SAMPLES shown: F/VF $16.50; VF-VF+/VF   $ 22.50

  16.504   Xuan He tong bao   IRON Cash, Slender Gold script, Variety: Tong dot is wedge, head slants down to L, base touches IR; He large, offset slightly L (varies); Rev. Shan (not clear).     S666

SAMPLES shown: F-VF, cleaned & vaselined $14.50; F/Pr   $ 9.50.