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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2641843, member: 78244&quot;]Here are a couple that may no longer reside in my collection. I am unsure as to their authenticity, so I am going to take them to the Charlotte Coin Show next weekend. If a dealer thinks they&#039;re authentic, I am going to sell them to him/her so I can buy examples that I know are authentic. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Wu&quot; Hollow-Handle Spade</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the most common HH spade that exists. If/when I do sell it, finding another won&#039;t be hard to find. I became suspicious of it after meeting with Bob Reis and studying his fakes. He couldn&#039;t say with certainty that this coin is genuine. Ken Bresset and many dealers said it was good though. But I&#039;d rather have a coin that I was 100% sure about.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]582979[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]582980[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pei Bi Dang Jin spade.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is significantly scarcer. I already have an authentic specimen lined up after this one sells. It is half the weight it should be, and the characters have a bit of a weird form, but there is a lot of damage that is inconsistent with counterfeits (they wanted them to be as nice as possible). The patina is off and looks applied according to Roger Doo and Ken Bressett (and I agree), but Bob Reis said that the damage gave it plausible authenticity. The patina may have been reapplied to disguise a repair of the left leg. Several dealers said it was good, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, it could be genuine, but I&#039;d rather have a coin I was 100% sure about.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]582976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]582978[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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