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INDONESIA: BORNEO: He Shun Gongsi, tin cash (6.58g), F-VF

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INDONESIA: BORNEO: He Shun Gongsi, tin cash (6.58g), F-VF
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BORNEO: He Shun Gongsi, tin cash (6.58g), cf. Zeno-251900, Millies--, Yi & de Kreek--, 29mm, he shun shi si // retrograde imitative Manchu mintmark boo gui, extremely rare, harsh scratches on both sides, F-VF. He Shun Gongsi was established in 1776 when 14 smaller mining societies (gongsi) united into one federation. While coins bearing the name He Shun Gong Si are somewhat common (Yih & de Kreek-20), these are the first examples with He Shun Shi Si that we have encountered, as we can find no other examples beside Zeno-251900. It is unclear which organization within the federation issued this peculiar type, though the title shi si ("envoy") was commonly used in China during the Ming Dynasty to describe a high-ranking military or civilian official dispatched by the central government to a locality. Hence, this suggests the issuer of this coin had an analogous function within the He Shun federation.