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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5339867, member: 19463"]You have received some good answers above which proves the value of Coin Talk. It was mentioned that</p><p><br /></p><p>and we might note that Cash specialists continue to 'flyspeck' or subdivide all these coin by minor differences that mean little or nothing to people like me but seem quite important to them. I see the differences but have yet to decide I should care. For example, note below how the three legs on the left character are close to the same length on one compared to yours and the other one below. Note also that one of mine and yours show the T shape in that left character to have a flat top while the other shows a distinct bending to that line. Important? Not to me but every Cash coin seems to come with differences like these that real students can use to study the coins. All ancient coins will show minor variations caused by the way they were made and we all will differ on how far we go in assigning importance to these minor variations of style. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wang Mang certainly was an interesting story in Chinese history. I encourage you to read up on him through the links provided.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1226025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine also came from Frank's group. The time to buy coins is when they are available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5339867, member: 19463"]You have received some good answers above which proves the value of Coin Talk. It was mentioned that and we might note that Cash specialists continue to 'flyspeck' or subdivide all these coin by minor differences that mean little or nothing to people like me but seem quite important to them. I see the differences but have yet to decide I should care. For example, note below how the three legs on the left character are close to the same length on one compared to yours and the other one below. Note also that one of mine and yours show the T shape in that left character to have a flat top while the other shows a distinct bending to that line. Important? Not to me but every Cash coin seems to come with differences like these that real students can use to study the coins. All ancient coins will show minor variations caused by the way they were made and we all will differ on how far we go in assigning importance to these minor variations of style. Wang Mang certainly was an interesting story in Chinese history. I encourage you to read up on him through the links provided. [ATTACH=full]1226024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1226025[/ATTACH] Mine also came from Frank's group. The time to buy coins is when they are available.[/QUOTE]
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