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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 3905045, member: 75799&quot;]Thanks. Private mintages do not have a strict standards of control. The argument that a style being 1000 years earlier is an inaccurate assumption. Even coinage 1000 years earlier do not conform to a stylistic standard (e.g. rims, sizes, borders etc) especially for Chinese coinage. Just take for example the notorious variants of Wuzhus for hundreds of years.. Moreover, these tokens were noted only in name and no written records of their dimensions or sizes were known. The most appropriate means of authenticity would be provenance and condition. Whilst a few genuine specimens were identified, the rarity of these coins do not provide sufficient samples as a reliable baseline. case to note, even silver and gold variants are known to exists but are so rare that no one can safely say that they all look the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>With my experience on Chinese cash coins, it is a known fact that no 2 cast coins are exactly the same. They are closely similar but cannot be exactly alike given the manual and casting process involved. I have also seen enough specimens on paper/rubbed images to see stylistic differences across them. This coin is notably smaller than other specimens noted online but the overall calligraphy and certain traits of associated with these coins (e.g the elongated 寶， the unjustified vertical strokes of the 言 to name a few) are evident. Also, the smaller than usual flan forced some characters to squeeze in. </p><p><br /></p><p>More importantly I place my trust on the provenance and condition of the coin. I have personally examined the metal and patination. I have also published and shared the coin to various Chinese numismatic groups for evaluation both western as well as Taiwan, Hong Kong. It is also published in Zeno for years administered by the respectable Mr. Belsyaev.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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