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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 5465849, member: 75143"]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....</p><p><br /></p><p>But in any case, I picked these two up just to have a bit of nationalistic representation in my Ancient coin collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Emperor Hui Zong</p><p>Northern Song Dynasty</p><p>Chong Ning Era, 1102-1106 AD</p><p>Copper 10 Cash</p><p>8.4g</p><p>33mm</p><p>cost = $12</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238018[/ATTACH] </p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also love the lovely blue and green encrustations. The blue is crystallized and sort of glitters in the right angles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wang Mang</p><p>14-23 AD</p><p>Bronze Huo Quan</p><p>3.3g</p><p>24mm</p><p>cost = $8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238019[/ATTACH] </p><p>This one also has those neat blue crystals.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what say you? Authentic? I sure hope so...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 5465849, member: 75143"]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 [ATTACH=full]1238018[/ATTACH] 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 [ATTACH=full]1238019[/ATTACH] This one also has those neat blue crystals. So, what say you? Authentic? I sure hope so...[/QUOTE]
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