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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 2238780, member: 17118&quot;]The coin is a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hartill shows both varieties of this coin.&nbsp; The OP&#039;s coin is the &quot;closed head&quot; <i>tong</i> (通) 23.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at Hartill&#039;s 23.1 you will see that the vertical stroke below the &quot;dot&quot; in the <i>tong</i> (通) curves towards the side of the square hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the vertical stroke below the &quot;dot&quot; on the OP&#039;s coin points at the &quot;dot&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://baike.baidu.com/picture/9159192/9168084/0/48540923dd54564ecac09aceb3de9c82d0584f9b.html?fr=lemma&amp;ct=single#aid=0&amp;pic=48540923dd54564ecac09aceb3de9c82d0584f9b" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://baike.baidu.com/picture/9159192/9168084/0/48540923dd54564ecac09aceb3de9c82d0584f9b.html?fr=lemma&amp;ct=single#aid=0&amp;pic=48540923dd54564ecac09aceb3de9c82d0584f9b" rel="nofollow">These are images</a> of authentic coins of both varieties from the <a href="http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=W2LLzweev4rnLoRc_r15CPuMgLQ7fASKyDMpFzMI4Da_2tVAHxWHpjxJ6Er1CNQEOCKmrQAs7C9vec-mExiga_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=W2LLzweev4rnLoRc_r15CPuMgLQ7fASKyDMpFzMI4Da_2tVAHxWHpjxJ6Er1CNQEOCKmrQAs7C9vec-mExiga_" rel="nofollow">Baidu encyclopedia</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hartill&#039;s 23.1 variety is the coin at the bottom.&nbsp; As you can see, the <i>tong</i> (通) is exactly the same as Hartill&#039;s rubbing with the vertical stroke under the &quot;dot&quot; slanting toward the square hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin at the top is the other variety (23.2) which Hartill terms &quot;square head&quot; <i>tong </i>(通).&nbsp; You will notice that it also has two &quot;dots&quot; instead of one.</p><p><br /></p><p>From these images of authentic coins you can see what the color of the metal and patina should be.&nbsp; Also, you will notice that these coins were not well cast as evidenced by the rough surface in the field of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>By comparing the OP&#039;s coin with the calligraphy, metal color, patina and casting quality of the authentic coins, it is clear that the OP&#039;s coin is not authentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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