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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 3139494, member: 4373&quot;]I can totally relate. I was lucky to have a head start but that was when prices of Chinese coins started to increase drastically. That was literally just a decade ago. (I&#039;m getting old) Prior to that, damaged Chinese silver crown coins were sold as scrap metal! </p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time, if you consider the population of China at 1+ billion and of a small fraction of them starts to show interest... In particular, the 1980s proof set is a good example. The baby boomers are cashed up to purchase the year they are born. Perhaps the demand is really there. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have managed to pick up both copper and silver coins (where available) from most provinces. I don&#039;t really care too much about the grade as long as its genuine. Some of the damaged coins I own are also hard to upgrade so no regrets there. The last coin that I&#039;m quite interested is Qing dynasty silver coin struck in Taiwan. I did miss it a couple of times - guess you can&#039;t win them all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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