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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2499858, member: 76086&quot;]As a long time collector and dealer of these coins I also agree on the issue of varieties and types.&nbsp; I just dont see the honest difference between a square bao or a round bao.&nbsp; I do understand the nail marks though.&nbsp; Those are control marks and important to the study of minting practices.&nbsp; Would I pay more for them?&nbsp; Not really, though as a dealer I have to pay more than for those without marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the other question, what attracts us?&nbsp; For me originally it was price.&nbsp; When I was young and poor I only had a few dollars here and there.&nbsp; The ability to buy a 2,000 year old coin for 25 cents (and in EF condition) was mind blowing for me.&nbsp; Later it became an attraction to the history, the calligraphy, and these days it is for the patina (you can get some truly fantastic blues in Chinese coins).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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