Without giving too much information away, thought it would be fun if you look up what's different about this coin: Sure it features General Yuan Shi Kai and struck in 1914 but there's something about this which makes it different. Also, this is overstruck over something... Here are bigger pictures: http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7456/gansu19141yf.jpg http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4730/gansu19141yb.jpg Seems pretty neat but the real irony is, if this turns out to be a counterfeit which is the unfortunate scene going on with Chinese coins, I spent a fortune on this coin. Weighs: 26.5g