China’s Biggest Coin Found
Associated Press
BEIJING —
Archeologists in the southwestern province of Yunnan have dug up an antique coin measuring more than 6 feet around--and weighing a pocket-busting 91 pounds, the official New China News Agency said Friday.
The coin, the largest ever found in China, was issued in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty, the report said.
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