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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 929923, member: 17118&quot;]Does your coin really look the same as the first image???</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I ask is because all twelve Chinese characters in the inscription are reversed left to right.&nbsp; In other words, to read the characters, one would need to hold the coin in front of a mirror and then read the inscription in the mirror.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure if the coin actually looks like this or if it is a function of your camera or software.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, I am able to recognize some of the seal script characters.</p><p><br /></p><p>The long inscription in the first image says that the coin was produced during the 10th year of the Guang Xu reign of Emperor De Zong which would date the coin at 1884.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription also says that the coin was produced at Jilin (Province) in northeast China.</p><p><br /></p><p>The large circular character at the top of the coin is a very stylized &quot;Shou&quot; character meaning &quot;longevity&quot;.&nbsp; There are also two very stylized dragons, one to the right and one to the left of the inscription.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second image states that the denomination is &quot;one liang&quot; which is one tael.&nbsp; I cannot read the Manchu characters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Incidentally, the second image is <u>not</u> a mirror image.&nbsp; I am unclear as to why only one image is reversed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I do not collect this type of coin and do not have any references on these struck silver coins so I am unable to authenticate or provide any additional information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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