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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1793739, member: 17118&quot;]The inscription on the coin at the top left is <i>tong zhi tong bao</i> (同治通宝) which was used on the coins cast during the years 1862-1874 of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongzhi_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongzhi_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Tongzhi Emperor</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The inscription on the coin at the top right is <i>dao guang tong zhi</i> (道光通宝) which was used on the coins cast during the reign (1821-1850) of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoguang_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoguang_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Daoguang Emperor</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Both these coins are machine-struck as opposed to cast.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, machine-struck cash coins did not first appear until 1889 during the reign of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxu_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Guangxu Emperor</a> so both of these coins are modern fakes.&nbsp; Coins like this are primarily made as souvenirs or for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui" rel="nofollow"><i>feng shui</i></a> purposes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The inscription on the third cash coin is <i>tian qi tong bao</i> (天启通宝) which was the inscription on coins cast during the reign (1621-1627) of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianqi_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianqi_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Tianqi Emperor</a> of the Ming Dynasty.&nbsp; The reverse side has the Chinese character <i>gong</i> (工) indicating that it was cast at the Board of Works mint.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As best I can tell from the images, this coin is authentic.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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