Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1304824, member: 12789&quot;]The time to actively collect and accumulate early 20th century Chinese coins was back when I was a kid going around in Chinatown badgering all the shopkeepers for old Chinese coins.&nbsp; I was picking up provincial minor coins in bronze and silver for a pittance.&nbsp; I was taken aback a few years ago looking up the values on some of the minor silver coins, and some of the nicer bronze 10 and 20 cash coins have appreciated considerably.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, having travelled to China a few years ago, I found out why.&nbsp; Previously under communism it was an offense to collect coins - but not now.&nbsp; There are even state run coin shops in many of the larger cities, not to mention all the individual sellers of coins and paper money I saw in the markets.&nbsp; Curiously for me the authentic stuff was more flexible in price - but the fakes of American coins etc those were fixed price and no bargaining.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did manage to find a few Tang dynasty era coins, a few Wang Mang era coins - but I stuck to buying mostly the modern PRoC stuff like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/china/gold10yuan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Which commemorates the Tang dynasty.&nbsp; Unfortunately this, as well as the many other coins and banknotes I bought there have been appropriated by my 7yr old daughter.&nbsp; They are now her &quot;Chinese pennies&quot; and she absolutely loves them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in