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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3636420, member: 97383&quot;]funnycoins, I&#039;ve been a student &amp; collector of Chinese jade for many years &amp; can assure you jade cicada were never used as currency. I viewed the cicada posted on the <b>catawiki</b> website with an estimate of 260-290 euros (which failed to sell), see photo posted below. This cicada doesn&#039;t appear to be old &amp; in all likelihood isn&#039;t even jade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]975853[/ATTACH]</p><p>Genuine ancient jade cicada are very rare &amp; expensive. They were symbols of resurrection because of their evolution of transformation, &amp; during the Han Dynasty were often placed in the mouths of the dead. Pictured below are photos of genuine cicada from the Han Dynasty 2,200-2,000 years old.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]975863[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]975865[/ATTACH]</p><p>Jade cicada are still being carved today &amp; are popular with Chinese as lucky pendants &amp; fondling pieces. Good quality carved jade cicada can be found on E bay for as little as $15.00 each. See photos below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]975872[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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