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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;posnerfan_48, post: 4499073, member: 111645&quot;]I think this is a totally fair reason to be turned off by Chinese cast coinage. The fakes are just too scary to deal with. I just try to be as conservative as possible, and maybe view it as a special aspect to the hobby. </p><p><br /></p><p>I like Chinese cast coinage mostly for its historical value. There are almost always dramatic episodes or interesting stories related to the coins. The emperors are always interesting (either as cautionary tales or models of &quot;enlightened&quot; autocrats), and the coinage are interesting remnants of kingdoms long disappeared. I&#039;m particularly interested in syncretism, it never ends to fascinate me how cultures and nations that are fit into neat boxes for narrative coherence are constantly spilling into each other in reality. As a result I have a strong interest in the conquest dynasties (including the earlier Jin you posted), especially with multiple languages on the same coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I confess that I actually cannot read Chinese at all! I know that Chinese calligraphy is considered an art, but other than looking neat to me, the coins are mostly interesting to me for historical reasons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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