1628 China Ming Dynasty Chongzhen Tongbao Cash Coin GBCA 88 Graded Ancient Chinese

1628 China Ming Dynasty Chongzhen Tongbao (崇祯通宝) Cash Coin – GBCA 美88

Offered here is a historical Chinese cash coin from the late Ming Dynasty, issued during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor (1627–1644), the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This attractive copper-alloy cash coin features the traditional square central hole and the four-character inscription 崇祯通宝 (Chongzhen Tongbao), meaning "Chongzhen Circulating Treasure."

The coin has been authenticated and graded by GBCA (Gong Bo Grading), receiving the numerical designation 美88.

Coin Details

• Country: China

• Dynasty: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

• Emperor: Chongzhen (崇祯帝)

• Date: 1628 (as attributed on the holder)

• Denomination: Cash coin

• Composition: Copper alloy

• Obverse: 崇祯通宝 (Chongzhen Tongbao)

• Reverse: Plain or indistinct, with circular rim

• Diameter: 23.3 ± 0.8 mm (holder specification)

• Weight: 2.2 g (holder specification)

• Grading Service: GBCA (Gong Bo)

• Grade: 美88

• Certification Number: 1120673159

• Variety: 小平 (Xiaoping, standard cash denomination)

Historical Significance

The Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne in 1627 during a period of severe political and economic instability in imperial China.

His reign was marked by financial difficulties, peasant rebellions, military threats, and the weakening of Ming imperial authority.

In 1644, the Ming capital of Beijing fell to rebel forces, and the Chongzhen Emperor died, marking the collapse of the Ming government in Beijing and paving the way for the Qing Dynasty.

Chongzhen Tongbao coins are tangible artifacts of this dramatic final chapter of the Ming Dynasty.

Collector Appeal

• Nearly 400-year-old Chinese cash coin

• Historic last-emperor Ming Dynasty issue

• Traditional Chinese square-hole coin design

• GBCA professionally encapsulated and graded 美88

• Attractive aged copper-brown surfaces with areas of green patina

• Desirable addition to Chinese imperial coin and world cash coin collections

Condition and Shipping

The coin pictured is the exact coin you will receive, housed in its GBCA-certified holder.

Please examine all photographs carefully to evaluate the surfaces, patina, strike, and holder condition.

An excellent historical collectible for Chinese numismatists and collectors of Ming Dynasty coinage.