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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2757353, member: 76194&quot;]Got them through Amazon. Not too expensive either. Are they worth it? Well, they are predominantly catalogs, but they do have excellent write-ups and history sprinkled in between, with great photos and comments on the latest scholarly research on different issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>But let&#039;s see a real world application to see if this book is worth it for you. <b>Remember this coin you sold me?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]632835[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] Well, if you had &quot;The Numismatic Legacy of Wang Mang&quot; you&#039;d have the latest scholarly research on the alleged Da Quan Wu Shi that you sold me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The picture of the coin under C.3.73(h), page 61 in the catalog, weighing 19.6mm/0.9g, is a perfect match in dimensions, weight, and look to the one you sold me.<b> Did you know it was a private issue cast around the year 14 CE? </b>Furthermore, I&#039;m afraid there is good evidence to suggest it was probably used as a funerary coin. In other words, &quot;hell money.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And if you have the book, you&#039;d know how to identify other funerary issues from official issues (by size, weight, and subtle style differences of the characters) and even date them. And you would discover that the coin is in fact quite scarce...much more so that some of the official issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it worth knowing how to identify the funerary issues from the official issues? Considering most are extremely rare or scarce, I&#039;d say yes. You could probably price them accordingly and make them more appealing to collectors/potential buyers by being able to provide them the interesting history behind their coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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