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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1222833, member: 17118&quot;]Yes, both images are upside-down.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse (image &quot;side b&quot;) reads <i>shun zhi tong bao</i> which is found on coins cast during the reign of Emperor Shi Zu (1644-1661) of the Qing Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse (image &quot;side a&quot;) indicates that the denomination is &quot;Value 50&quot; and that the coin was cast at a mint in Jiangsu.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, no &quot;Value 50&quot; coins were cast during the reign of Emperor Shi Zu which means, unfortunately, that this is just a &quot;fantasy&quot; coin with no real worth other than being a novelty.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse side is actually from a coin cast during the &quot;Xian Feng&quot; reign of Emperor Wen Zong (1851-1861).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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