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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1816340, member: 17118&quot;]Of course!</p><p><br /></p><p>There are always modern fakes.&nbsp; But, there are so many authentic coins available at a reasonable price that the fake coins are not a real problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, you need to be very careful if you want to buy a <u>silver</u> <i>yong le tong bao</i>.&nbsp; There are very few authentic coins but fakes can be found everywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>The rarest <i>yong le tong bao</i> coin by far is the &quot;3 <i>qian</i>&quot; (永乐通宝三钱). The <i>qian</i> (钱), in this case, refers to a weight as opposed to a value.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is not mentioned in the historical records but is considered to be a trial piece which was never put into circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only two authentic specimens of this coin are known to exist.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.shanghaimuseum.net/cn/dcjx/qb_1.jsp?id=413" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shanghaimuseum.net/cn/dcjx/qb_1.jsp?id=413" rel="nofollow">One specimen</a> is in the collection of the Shanghai Museum.&nbsp; The location of the second specimen is &quot;unknown&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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