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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1581783, member: 26302&quot;]All I know the oldest notes still in existence today are Sung. Yuan and Ming notes are rare, but plentiful enough quite a few are in private hands. They used to be more affordable before the Chinese began buying back up their culture. I do not begrudge them that in the least, I just wish I bought one when I had a chance. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The commonness of notes from the Yuan and Ming is an indication why coins from those dynasties aren&#039;t as common as Sung. The Yuan really expanded the use of notes, ang the Ming continued this, and as a result not as many coins were needed for commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw Doug, if you would consider it a &quot;note&quot;, there is a cunieform tablet the size of a silver dollar promising payment from a money changer. Its in clay, (like all such pieces), but would you consider this a &quot;note&quot;?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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