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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2751870, member: 78244&quot;]Here are the two knife coins produced by Wang Mang, as well as a larger Da Quan Wu Shi (weighs 7.8g if I remember correctly). The two knife coins are replicas; I do not have the $5000 it would take to buy a real example of the one on the left, nor $500 to get a real example of the one on the right (intact, that is).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630518[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Xiao Quan Zhi Yi (&quot;Small coin value 1&quot;). This was the smallest coin produced by wang Mang. It had the stated value of 5 Zhu, but the metal content of about 2-3 Zhu (though in theory it was supposed to just be 1 Zhu).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630519[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Size comparison. The bottom left Da Quan Wu Shi is about 28mm. The one on the right is a little later in manufacture and weighs 5.7g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630520[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The four intermediate coins, which were valued at 10, 20, 30, and 40. These are all replicas, as I do not have $6000 to buy the set of them. They get the point across.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630523[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the spades. Top left is a value 100, and they increase in value by intervals of 100 to the bottom right. The value 1000 spade in the bottom right is by far the most common and is the only genuine coin in this picture. I do not have the $10000 necessary to buy the other 9 spades.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630525[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>More size comparison. The left coin is a Wu Zhu (about the size of a US quarter). The right coin in a Xiao Quan Zhi Yi. The middle coin is a very diminutive Wu Zhu that is typically attributed to a much later period (Wei Dynasty, I think), but the fabric and style closely resembles the coins made by Wang Mang. He could have made it, though none of his records show that he did.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630526[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My genuine example of the knife coin. I have about $50 in it, which is about as good as it&#039;ll get for the time being.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]630527[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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