My First Chinese!

oabmarcus · Mar 7, 2021

hotwheelsearl said: ↑

Despite the fact that 23andme declares me 48% Chinese, I have never had any interest in collecting Chinese coins, mainly because they all look the same. I mean, I know they're different, but 2000 years of uni-face coins with 2-4 characters sort of seems...dull....

But in any case, I picked these two up just to have a bit of nationalistic representation in my Ancient coin collection.

As with any Ancient Chinese coin, the authenticity is always an issue. I got these two from a seemingly-solid dealer, but I would like to request a community review of authenticity of these two.

Emperor Hui Zong
Northern Song Dynasty
Chong Ning Era, 1102-1106 AD
Copper 10 Cash
8.4g
33mm
cost = $12
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I got this one because it is pretty big! I remember my mother, back in the 60s, would explore burials and tombs that were nearby (!!!). One time she found a handful of coins, some "as large as my palm" and gave them away to the neighborhood kids. I like to think these are the types of coins that she was talking about.

I also love the lovely blue and green encrustations. The blue is crystallized and sort of glitters in the right angles.

Wang Mang
14-23 AD
Bronze Huo Quan
3.3g
24mm
cost = $8
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This one also has those neat blue crystals.

So, what say you? Authentic? I sure hope so...
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They are both authentic, nobody fakes these, as these are quite numerous and cheap.

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