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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1654652, member: 17118&quot;]The book was written by &quot;Ding&quot; but it is not the one translated by Fisher.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fisher translated the book usually referred to in the Western world as the &quot;Catalog&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your book is a reprint of the much more comprehensive two-volume work written by Ding Fubao and referred to in the West as the &quot;Encyclopedia&quot;.&nbsp; I also have this book and used it extensively in the past.&nbsp; I do not believe it has ever been translated into English.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the two charms, please see <a href="http://primaltrek.com/loopcharms.html#eight_treasures" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/loopcharms.html#eight_treasures" rel="nofollow">this article</a> which explains the various symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third piece is a coin cast in Henan during the reign of Emperor Wen Zong.&nbsp; The inscription reads <i>xian feng yuan bao</i> (咸豐元寶) and it has a denomination of &quot;One Hundred&quot; (<i>dang bai</i> 當百). Please be aware that there are many contemporary and modern reproductions of the <i>xian feng</i> coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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