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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1320339, member: 26302&quot;]I believe that number is for the coppers because the British simply refused to mint them for some reason. Again if I am wrong I would stand corrected.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish to apologize to anyone on this thread who honestly believed I was stereotyping anyone. If you believe I was being racist I doubly apologize. In an anonymous board you don&#039;t really know anyone, so I understand how my comments could be misread as another slam on this board against Chinese because of recent issues US collectors have had with fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it helps anyone, I have studied Chinese numismatic and cultural history for over a decade seriously. I have a quite large library of nearly all scholarly references printed in English on the subject. I especially study Chinese ties in relation to the Huns, Youzhe, Uighurs, Sogdians, and all other people on the perimeter of China. My Chinese collection numbers well into the thousands of pieces, and I still accumulate other pieces. I have been to China, and most other countries in Eastern Asia. My wife is Asian, and I myself am half Native American who of course came from NE Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only say this to show that I do not think I am racist, I have defended Asians against racism on this board and in numerous other locations, and have in fact had me and my wife been victims of racism by rednecks who do not like seeing mixed couples. Going out in public I always have to be aware of the fact that we may have to deal with racists, and deal with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, if anyone thought I was being racist, or stereotyping anyone here I again apologize. No one should have to deal with that on a coin forum, and I know exactly how it feels to be on the other end of such feelings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having more information about me, and my life journey, I would hope everyone would accept I did not mean what you might have thought I meant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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