Though few are even aware of it the Chinese were even producing currency (bank notes) as early as 118 BC. And as mentioned, they were producing...
As for the coin and possible attempts to clean it, well, I wouldn't in this case. You may have some luck with it but in most cases you wouldn't....
@LaCointessa 1 - yes. 2 - no. 3 - yes. Those are the simple answers. But the reasoning, the explanations that go along with those are a bit...
Not even everybody in the US considers it to be the break line, let alone the rest of the world. Lemme put it this way, if you asked 100 people...
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