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Welcome to CT, @Palachensa. The Tang and Song dynasty coins look authentic to me. Corrosion is pretty natural. I think these coins were being dug up in huge quantities these days. Forgers actually buy these to create fake coins, instead of faking these. Just my thoughts. Unsure about the Wu Shu and heavily corroded Pan Liang. Let's hear what others say.
First three are Eastern Han ban Liang (half liang) coins. 120-140's ad. Fourth is an early type Kai Yuan Tong Bao, Tang Dynasty. Five is Xi Ning Yuan Bao, Northern Sung. Regular script. Six is Shao Sheng Yuan Bao, also Northern Sung. Seal script Last is Sui or Western Wei wuzhu, cant tell off the top of my head have to go to the books. Main difference between the two is the shape of wu. Any marks on the back of the kai yuan? All the others are blank reverses. All look ok, just crudded up or corroded.
I’m curious to know too. Kaiyuan Tongbao coins often have a crescent-shaped marking on the back that, according to legend, was from when the empress pressed her fingernail into the wax specimen. Not sure about the veracity of that story, but I have a few like that, including some I picked up when I lived in China years ago.
