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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2610049, member: 15019&quot;]Much of the complaints and criticisms about Chinese fantasy pieces revolve around their poor quality and ugly oven-baked patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other issue is that they are often fraudulently advertised as silver when they are not at all. &quot;Miao silver&quot; is a common cop-out, though it&#039;s totally false. Miao silver is around 50-60% silver and what they use is pure base metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>That seems to be the heart of the &quot;counterfeit&quot; issue with the Chinese versions. People are not really getting duped by buying something they thought was a genuine coin, they are getting duped by something that they thought was made of precious metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t mean to go off on a tangent here, just an area I have strong familiarity with <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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