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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2274872, member: 76194"]Too many fakes being sold as genuine at cultural fairs and on Ebay. I think I saw 2 stands selling "old chinese coins" like these for a few bucks a piece at a cultural fair a few yeas ago. I doubt they were real.</p><p><br /></p><p>Supposing I wanted to get a few genuine examples, and I guess I should, where would I even look to make sure I'm getting a genuine 1,500 year old Chinese and not something some guy named Lee banged out in his workshop in Beijing last week just so he can sell it to a gullible westerner like me so he can buy his wife an Iphone or buy himself another pack of cigarettes?</p><p><br /></p><p>PS; Don't forget they found 10 tons of these coins the other day in a tomb, so they'll stay cheap even if interest picks up. I don't think the Chinese need 10 tons to preserve cultural heritage, so they'll probably sell a few tons to the collector's market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2274872, member: 76194"]Too many fakes being sold as genuine at cultural fairs and on Ebay. I think I saw 2 stands selling "old chinese coins" like these for a few bucks a piece at a cultural fair a few yeas ago. I doubt they were real. Supposing I wanted to get a few genuine examples, and I guess I should, where would I even look to make sure I'm getting a genuine 1,500 year old Chinese and not something some guy named Lee banged out in his workshop in Beijing last week just so he can sell it to a gullible westerner like me so he can buy his wife an Iphone or buy himself another pack of cigarettes? PS; Don't forget they found 10 tons of these coins the other day in a tomb, so they'll stay cheap even if interest picks up. I don't think the Chinese need 10 tons to preserve cultural heritage, so they'll probably sell a few tons to the collector's market.[/QUOTE]
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