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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 523534, member: 17118&quot;]This coin is popularly known as the &quot;lohan coin&quot; or &quot;arhat money&#039;.&nbsp; It is usually attributed to a special casting to mark the 60th birthday of Emperor Sheng Zu (Kang Xi) in the year 1713.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not at all rare and is only slightly more scarce than the more common varieties of Kang Xi Tong Bao coins cast by the Board of Revenue in Peking.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were cast from bronze with a golden color.&nbsp; Also, some of the characters are written in a very distinctive style.&nbsp; For example, the &quot;tong&quot; character on the right only has one dot instead of two.&nbsp; The &quot;xi&quot; character at the bottom is also written in a unique way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually own this particular coin.&nbsp; It is displayed on my educational and non-commercial website dedicated to <a href="http://primaltrek.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com" rel="nofollow">Ancient Chinese Charms</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some very interesting stories and traditions associated with this coin which I discuss on the web page <a href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html" rel="nofollow">Ancient Chinese Coins with Charm Features</a>.&nbsp; If you have an interest, please feel welcome to visit the website.&nbsp; This particular coin is discussed as &quot;An Old Chinese Coin with the Powers of a Charm&quot; near the bottom of the page.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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