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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1110832, member: 17118&quot;]You are correct in that the &quot;coin&quot; is a Hsien-Feng T&#039;ung-Pao (<i>xian feng tong bao</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the reverse side indicates that it was produced at the Board of Revenue mint as opposed to the Board of Works.</p><p><br /></p><p>To say that the &quot;condition gives it away&quot; as a replica does not really help someone not familiar with these coins to understand why it is a reproduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Real coins from this era can be found in excellent condition and some, particularly &quot;mother&quot; or &quot;seed&quot; coins, exhibit beautifully engraved calligraphy.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the images are not quite good enough to be absolutely certain, the coin appears to be &quot;struck&quot; as opposed to &quot;cast&quot;.&nbsp; All cash coins produced during the reign of this emperor (Emperor Wen Zong 1851-1861) were cast.&nbsp; Therefore, a &quot;struck&quot; coin with this inscription can only be a reproduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Authentic cash coins from this emperor were cast in huge numbers and can be easily obtained for less than a dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why, then, would anyone want to &quot;fake&quot; such a common coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>These reproductions are not really made to fool Chinese coin collectors.&nbsp; They are made to be souvenirs and 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"><i>feng shui</i></a> purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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