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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1732525, member: 26302"]Ren Zong is an interesting emperor. He actually hand created the "slender gold" script of Chinese writing, widely regarded as the most beautiful Chinese caligraphy in existence. There are large 10 cash pieces of his in "slender gold" script he is rumored to have written personally. I bought a group of XF pieces years ago and wish I had bought more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know many western collectors just cannot get into Chinese coins. They are different. But, once you get into them more, you start to notice things like the "shen" of the coin, the balance and artistry of the characters. Most of this artistry is lost on someone who does not pay much attention to the coins. Its like all fields of coin collecting, the more you learn the more interesting they become. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1732525, member: 26302"]Ren Zong is an interesting emperor. He actually hand created the "slender gold" script of Chinese writing, widely regarded as the most beautiful Chinese caligraphy in existence. There are large 10 cash pieces of his in "slender gold" script he is rumored to have written personally. I bought a group of XF pieces years ago and wish I had bought more. I know many western collectors just cannot get into Chinese coins. They are different. But, once you get into them more, you start to notice things like the "shen" of the coin, the balance and artistry of the characters. Most of this artistry is lost on someone who does not pay much attention to the coins. Its like all fields of coin collecting, the more you learn the more interesting they become. :)[/QUOTE]
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