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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 7411510, member: 102103"]Well, the rarer the coin, the more skepticism is recommended. </p><p>Here are some older dynastic coins for comparison to show what a typical ~1000 year old cash looks like. These are all common types (~$1-2), so no reason to suspect they are worth counterfeiting.</p><p>Emperor Hui Zong 1101-1117</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288277[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288278[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tang Dynasty 621-907 AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288280[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Might be worth asking an expert, but the wear on your coin doesn't look like most 1000-year-old cash which I have seen. And the patina looks a bit different. Would be exciting if real, but with Chinese coins, it's always good to exercise a lot of caution. Most of the fakes aren't really trying to fool anyone, but for the more expensive coins, there are some very convincing fakes out there (or so I hear).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 7411510, member: 102103"]Well, the rarer the coin, the more skepticism is recommended. Here are some older dynastic coins for comparison to show what a typical ~1000 year old cash looks like. These are all common types (~$1-2), so no reason to suspect they are worth counterfeiting. Emperor Hui Zong 1101-1117 [ATTACH=full]1288277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1288278[/ATTACH] Tang Dynasty 621-907 AD [ATTACH=full]1288280[/ATTACH] Might be worth asking an expert, but the wear on your coin doesn't look like most 1000-year-old cash which I have seen. And the patina looks a bit different. Would be exciting if real, but with Chinese coins, it's always good to exercise a lot of caution. Most of the fakes aren't really trying to fool anyone, but for the more expensive coins, there are some very convincing fakes out there (or so I hear).[/QUOTE]
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