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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1323379, member: 17118&quot;]Regarding the first &quot;coin&quot;, the inscription on the reverse side offers congratulations to President Chiang Kai-shek on his birthday and wishes him a long life.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <a href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#crane" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#crane" rel="nofollow">crane</a> is a Chinese symbol for longevity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription at the bottom states &quot;Republic of China 60th year 10th month 31st day&quot; which would be October 31, 1971.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chiang Kai-shek was born on October 31, 1887 so he would have been 85 years old on that day in 1971.&nbsp; His portrait is on the obverse side.</p><p><br /></p><p>This &quot;coin&quot; is not money but rather a souvenir produced in Taiwan (Republic of China) commemorating President Chiang&#039;s birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second &quot;coin&quot; really is a coin.&nbsp; The portrait is of Yuan Shikai and this &quot;one <i>yuan</i>&quot; (&quot;one dollar&quot;) silver coin was minted in the &quot;Republic of China 10th year&quot; which would be 1921.&nbsp; The coin was minted by the &quot;Republic of China&quot; while it was the established government for all of China.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please be aware that these so-called &quot;Fat Man Dollars&quot; are among the most commonly faked coins coming out of China.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin is attracted to a magnet then you know for sure it is a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, an authentic 1921 coin should have a diameter of 39.2 mm and a weight of 26.9 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Passing the above two tests, however, still does not guarantee that the coin is real because some of the reproductions are so good now that only an expert can tell for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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