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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1755586, member: 17118&quot;]The inscription is 光中<b>重宝</b> which in Chinese reads <i>guang zhong zhong bao</i>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In Vietnamese, the reading would be <i>quang trung trung bao</i>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In Annam (Vietnam), Quang Trung (光中) was the reign title used by Nguyen Hue during the years 1788-1792.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He cast coins with the inscription 光中<b>通宝</b> (<i>quang trung thong bao</i>).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Only <b>通宝</b> (&quot;universal currency&quot;) coins were issued.&nbsp; There is no record that any <b>重宝</b> (&quot;heavy currency&quot;) versions of the coin were ever issued.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Therefore, the coin is a &quot;fake&quot; or, more accurately, a &quot;fantasy&quot; coin since no such coin ever existed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, the patina looks fake to me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tianxiahuaquan.com/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=84894" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tianxiahuaquan.com/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=84894" rel="nofollow">This Chinese website</a> has another specimen of the coin (34 mm, 10.9 grams) and the forum members there also question its authenticity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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