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<p>[QUOTE="kvasir, post: 84284, member: 4139"]I mean, for all that trouble they have to go through to create dies for forgeries, why not go the extra mile to do a little bit of research to at least get the year right? The mismatch on the Szechuen coin I can understand since it's easier just minting coins with random faces. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not too familiar with Chinese laws but perhaps this would prevent the manufacturers from being charged with forgery. I understand forgery in China is a crime worthy of the capital punishment, as with trafficking and corruption. But is minting imperial coins or non-negotiable coins punishable? I'm not too sure. Perhaps with the purposely wrong date they could escape the loophole by saying they were making <i>medals</i> with no intention for them to be credible forgeries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kvasir, post: 84284, member: 4139"]I mean, for all that trouble they have to go through to create dies for forgeries, why not go the extra mile to do a little bit of research to at least get the year right? The mismatch on the Szechuen coin I can understand since it's easier just minting coins with random faces. I'm not too familiar with Chinese laws but perhaps this would prevent the manufacturers from being charged with forgery. I understand forgery in China is a crime worthy of the capital punishment, as with trafficking and corruption. But is minting imperial coins or non-negotiable coins punishable? I'm not too sure. Perhaps with the purposely wrong date they could escape the loophole by saying they were making [I]medals[/I] with no intention for them to be credible forgeries.[/QUOTE]
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