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Message:: [QUOTE="d_lairson, post: 271895, member: 8441"]I broke down and did something silly. Curiosity got the better of me, and I bought a lot of 8 "ancient chinese uncleaned coins" off ebay. I don't know if they are real or not, from what I saw of the seller, he did sell alot of "replica's" of high value US coins, and he clearly stated that they were replicas, so the fact that he says these are real helps a little. Also I've read that there are millions and millions of cast bronze ancient chinese coins out there. Either way, it does not really matter. I've had a grand time looking at the coins and reading about them online and in catalogs, I guess that's the point really. I've attached a picture of the best coin of the lot, ie the most identifiable. My questions are is it real (can you tell or does it not matter) and be can it be identified. I know the picture is a little fuzzy, my AF had trouble with the corrosion on the coin. From my research online I think it might be an S-545, a 1 cash coin from the emperor Shen Tsung. Even if it's fake, I've had a lot of fun researching and learning about these coins. I really might have to give ancient coins a go, it's a lot of fun. Do you think it would be worht my while to try and clean the other coins just to see what they are? or to practice cleaning on something that cost, with shipping less than $0.25 each? Thanks,David[/QUOTE]