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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 767604, member: 9204"]ls8 - I'm just facetious, I'm actually quite proud of my little collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>manymore - Thank you for looking closely at my coins! I really appreciate the bit of proofreading, especially since I'm just getting started. I put a good deal of thought into the style of the write ups and originally had the romanization included. But I decided that it was a bit repetitive. Also, I think that most Western collectors of these can't read the characters at all and end up attributing them by comparing images anyway. (heck, yuan tong and bao are some of the only characters I recognize!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Prestoninianus - Its the same with any coins: buy from trusted dealers. All of mine came from either OnlyLinda (the only place on ebay to buy these) and Frank Robinson (whose stock isn't the most high end). Plus, these are generally dirt cheap. If I get a fake, I'm out $2. Ohhhhh nooooo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 767604, member: 9204"]ls8 - I'm just facetious, I'm actually quite proud of my little collection. manymore - Thank you for looking closely at my coins! I really appreciate the bit of proofreading, especially since I'm just getting started. I put a good deal of thought into the style of the write ups and originally had the romanization included. But I decided that it was a bit repetitive. Also, I think that most Western collectors of these can't read the characters at all and end up attributing them by comparing images anyway. (heck, yuan tong and bao are some of the only characters I recognize!) Prestoninianus - Its the same with any coins: buy from trusted dealers. All of mine came from either OnlyLinda (the only place on ebay to buy these) and Frank Robinson (whose stock isn't the most high end). Plus, these are generally dirt cheap. If I get a fake, I'm out $2. Ohhhhh nooooo.[/QUOTE]
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