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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 7411510, member: 102103&quot;]Well, the rarer the coin, the more skepticism is recommended.&nbsp; </p><p>Here are some older dynastic coins for comparison to show what a typical ~1000 year old cash looks like.&nbsp; 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&#039;t look like most 1000-year-old cash which I have seen.&nbsp; And the patina looks a bit different.&nbsp; Would be exciting if real, but with Chinese coins, it&#039;s always good to exercise a lot of caution.&nbsp; Most of the fakes aren&#039;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>

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