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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbreeze, post: 2708103, member: 86726&quot;]I am an avid collector of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese cash.&nbsp; I also collect charms, knives, bridge money, etc.&nbsp; I think it is a fascinating coin because the basic design runs for nearly 2300 years - round coin, square hole, characters surrounding the hole.&nbsp; You could have a collection that stretches from 1911 all the way back to around 300 BC with essentially the same design.&nbsp; In my mind, the key to a nice cash piece is being able to easily identify the characters.&nbsp; After that, I would think that you would want coins that do not have other holes or missing pieces.&nbsp; Further down the list, I would say that any permanent metal damage (really unsightly corrosion, etc.) would be undesirable.&nbsp; Wear and scratches and the like give the coin a little charisma and prove that it had a usefulness.&nbsp; Concerning your coins with no reverses and significantly lighter weights, some of these are often called floaters.&nbsp; They are probably counterfeits using one side of the mold.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to say from pictures, but as long as there have been coins, people have found ways to &quot;manipulate&quot; them.&nbsp; I have enjoyed collecting cash coins and have amassed a pretty decent amount of them.&nbsp; Lately, I have been concentrating on the larger cash pieces and more unique pieces that have a neat story.&nbsp; Be careful, though.&nbsp; After many years of doing this, I have branched out to items like cash swords, cash trees, cash figures, etc.&nbsp; The bug can get you.&nbsp; I look forward to talking about cash and helping in any way I can with IDs or answering any questions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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