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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1011375, member: 17118&quot;]The large Chinese character (<i>ping</i>) in the middle of the obverse side, in this case, means &quot;equal to&quot; which is related to the two Chinese characters (<i>shi mei</i>) written vertically on the reverse side which translates as &quot;ten coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may view specimens of this coin at various sites in China including <a href="http://jianbao.artxun.com/qianbi-69140.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jianbao.artxun.com/qianbi-69140.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> and <a href="http://www.gucn.com/Service_CurioCheck_Show.asp?Id=221143" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gucn.com/Service_CurioCheck_Show.asp?Id=221143" rel="nofollow">this link</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments at these sites indicate that the coin is a &quot;modern fake&quot; with &quot;no collector value&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>One message says that it can be bought from vendors which display their items on mats on the ground for about 5 <i>yuan</i> (approximately US $0.75).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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