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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5305703, member: 19463&quot;]Please tell us what it is.&nbsp; I have Hartill (and two older works) and have identified a couple hundred cash (mostly Northern Song but a few other common ones).&nbsp; I see listings for the various periods and see how that works.&nbsp; I see minor variations usually being a shape or spacing variation in one character or another.&nbsp; What I do not see is a hint on why I should care about these flyspecks any more than I care about a Roman coin that splits the legend in a different place, adds a dot here or there or shows the ruler wearing something slightly different.&nbsp; A book that identifies coins and provides a catalog number is not the same thing as a book that imparts understanding on what, why and how these flyspecks are worth seeking other than they are unusual or rare.&nbsp; I find Chinese history interesting and I would be interested in knowing what caused the change of period names in the middle of a reign or why some coins were made to serve some special purpose.&nbsp; I know there are books that talk about such things but I do not and will not be learning to read Chinese.&nbsp; Based on owning Hartill and a few hundred cash, I need to see why I should go further.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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