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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1220404, member: 17118&quot;]Unfortunately, this is a modern machine-made reproduction of a Qing Dynasty cash coin made for <a href="http://primaltrek.com/house.html#feng_shui" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/house.html#feng_shui" rel="nofollow">feng shui</a> and souvenir purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is actually a copy of a special version of the <i>kang xi tong bao</i> coin cast in 1713 AD to celebrate the 60th birthday of Emperor Sheng Zu.</p><p><br /></p><p>If interested, I discuss the coin in detail at <a href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#kang_xi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#kang_xi" rel="nofollow">A Chinese Coin with the Powers of a Charm</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary</p><p><br /></p><p>Correction:&nbsp; The coin is not a reproduction of the &quot;special version&quot; coin after all.&nbsp; It is a reproduction of the regular version of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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