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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2123101, member: 73555&quot;]Good luck!&nbsp; This is where I turn the proceedings and commentary over to Gary or any other Chinese expert.&nbsp; Hope it proves to be the rare pattern worth a couple grand.&nbsp; <b>I&#039;d still buy another cheap example off eBay, regardless.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This just occurred to me -- the red patches &quot;might&quot; be where the coin was previously chemically-tested to determine metal content?&nbsp; At some point, that previous owner died, the heirs assumed a Chinese copper coin was worth 50 cents, and it was tossed in a box of common bulk foreign...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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