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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 5143837, member: 102103&quot;]Those are Manchurian writing.&nbsp; It&#039;s almost an extinct language now, but it was still</p><p>important during the time of the ruling Qing (Manchu) dynasty.&nbsp; The Han majority</p><p>didn&#039;t particularly like being ruled by the Manchus, and it is reputed that some of the</p><p>anti-Qing rebel groups formed the basis for the organized crime Triad groups later.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Sorry, I have to chime in for the Manchus.&nbsp; There are only about 10 million of them</p><p>out of like 1.4 billion Han people.&nbsp; And my wife and kids are part Manchu!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, as to the coin, unfortunately I don&#039;t have a copy to compare.&nbsp; I thought</p><p>the text on the &quot;mace and candareens&quot; looked very suspicious compared to what</p><p>I&#039;ve seen on other provinces, but the example real coin on the web site has</p><p>similarly goofy text.&nbsp; So I&#039;m stumped.&nbsp; One point in its favor is that it actually</p><p>shows a good bit of wear.&nbsp; Fakes may be artificially aged, but they don&#039;t tend to</p><p>show much real wear from usage.&nbsp; Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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