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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1113359, member: 17118&quot;]Rotate the obverse side (left image) 90 degrees clockwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription reads <i>dao guang tong bao</i> and the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Xuan Zong (1821-1850) of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty of China.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may verify this by comparing it with <a href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#dao_guang_tong_bao" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#dao_guang_tong_bao" rel="nofollow">this <i>dao guang tong bao</i> coin</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse side (right image) needs to be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.&nbsp; It is difficult to make out but I believe the coin was cast at the Board of Revenue mint in Peking (Beijing).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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