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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3392583, member: 78244&quot;]Here are a couple other Chinese coins that have patina transfer, in which the patina between coins is literally transferred from one coin to the other when the coins are separated after being discovered in a hoard. This is an extremely good indicator of authenticity as it means that the coins were in the ground long enough to become fused.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ming Hua with some character outlines on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901216[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yuan round coin with a clear patina transfer to another Yuan coin from the reverse. Patina was tranferred to this coin on the obverse, meaning this coin was stuck between two others of a similar type. I have seen many with this patina style, so I believe this coin is from a hoard of of over 1000 Yuan coins discovered in the 1980’s.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901218[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three examples of spades which have patterns in the patina indicating that these spades were in direct contact with other spades in the ground. This is a “patina pattern” which [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] describes since the patina is not transferred from one coin or another. Again, this is a fairly good sign of authenticity, but I have seen multiple fakes which try to mimic this pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901222[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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