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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1255934, member: 17118&quot;]Unfortunately, the coin is a modern reproduction of a Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty coin made to be a souvenir or for &quot;<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">feng shui</a>&quot; purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription reads <i>yong zheng tong bao</i> and real coins were cast during the years 1723-1735 of the reign of Emperor Shi Zong.</p><p><br /></p><p>All authentic <i>yong zheng tong bao</i> coins were &quot;cast&quot; in molds but your coin was &quot;struck&quot; (machine-made).</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison purposes, an authentic <i>yong zhong tong bao</i> coin <a href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#yong_zheng" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#yong_zheng" rel="nofollow">may be seen here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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