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An image of a heavily used Confician civil examination "good luck" charm scanned by Dr. Luke Shepherd Roberts of the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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English: "Coin collectors often like to have coins in pristine condition, coins which have not seen much use. However, this charm is one of my favorites for just the opposite reason. It has been rubbed and handled until the top broke off and the images are largely worn away. The words refer to achieving a high rank on the Chinese civil service exam. I can imagine some fervent student handling this coin all the way to success. I bought this for 50 yen in Japan after seeing it in an old pile of coins in an antique shop, and when I showed it to my friends at lunch they each inspected it and, without thinking, began rubbing it. 24mm wide x 1mm thick".
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This file comes from the collection of Dr. Luke Shepherd Roberts and is copyrighted.
Note: This permission only extends to the texts and photos of coins which are in the public domain at this link and its subpages, with the exception of the page The Manufacture of Cash Coins. It does not include any other content from www.history.ucsb.edu.
© The copyright holder of this file, Dr. Luke Shepherd Roberts, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
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Dr. Luke Shepherd Roberts, available from http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/index.html.

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