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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1349657, member: 17118&quot;]The coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850) of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription reads <i>dao guang tong bao</i> (道光通宝).</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription (宝苏) on the reverse side indicates that the coin was cast at the mint in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a number of varieties of this coin having a broad rim and large hole.&nbsp; A coin similar, but not identical to yours, may be seen at <a href="http://7788qb.997788.com/s_173_9575288/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://7788qb.997788.com/s_173_9575288/" rel="nofollow">this Chinese website</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#xuan_zong" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#xuan_zong" rel="nofollow">Due to the opium trade and the relative values of copper and silver at the time</a>, many of the <i>dao guang tong bao</i> coins are small and poorly cast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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