"James Higby" heezerbumfrool[at]hotmail[dot]com wrote in message
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"Eric Freeman" wrote in message
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Hey all,

My girlfriend bought this coin the other day. It's about the size of a
Silver Eagle. Anybody know what it is or what it's made of?

Thanks in advance, and ignore the other post with the same question and
no link. I had a blonde moment.

Eric

http://myweb.cableone.net/VALSOK/chinese_coin.jpg



It is apparently some kind of replica (but not a very good one) of the
"Fat Man" dollar issued by the Chinese Republic in "Year 3" (1914).
Portrait is that of Yuan Shih-kai. The three parallel lines above his
forehead represent the "3." The three characters in the rectangle behind
his head are not present on an original. On the reverse side is the
Chinese symbol for "5." I have no idea what it refers to.

James

After doing a bit of online research, I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3968702660

The seller, claiming he is from China, has zero feedback, not a good sign.
He calls this a five-dollar coin, none of which were made with this design,
as far as I know.

James