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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;saltysam-1, post: 1101507, member: 23368&quot;]Thanks for responding. Yes this is a Chia-ch&#039;ing Tung-pao Type A coin on the obverse. If you look at the Krause Catalog for Chinese coins, 1801-1900, note coin number KM#442.3. This shows the dot in the field below the square center hole. But also note coin KM# 442.2, this cash coin has the dot above and it is almost touching the rim. So my question is: Does the placement of these dots vary some what, when they change molds for casting? Could the reverse of my coin be attributed to the KM#442.3 coin? Or is it simply, as you said, a casting defect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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