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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3141202, member: 78244&quot;]You are correct. My bad. I wrote this in haste.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought the knife was perfectly genuine in hand. The patina on the reverse was exactly as I would expect it to be, though the obverse does look a bit odd. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The “breaks” are actually breaks in the mould, not remnants from other coins. The style is cruder than Wang Mang coins, but not as crude as Five Dynasties era copies. It is a total mystery. A charm is untirely reasonable.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, but I definitely need to.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription is not “Yong”. I am 100% sure of that. Pictured below is what I make out the character to be. On the right is what I see (there is clear separation between the strokes), and the left is possible if the outer strokes were supposed to be connected. Do you see anything like it in your dictionary?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]803012[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]803013[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the “rim” on the reverse, my guess is that it was an outline of the coin in the reverse side of the mould. These were likely a private casting given their rarity and the fact all were found in the same hoard. The defects on the top edge would support this if the creator was not experienced in creating coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good to know!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The patina shares an interesting story. Looking at the hole, I see clear evidence of being encrusted with a patina of appreciable thickness. The rest of the coin has been harshly cleaned revealing the raw bronze. The surface is pitted like I’d expect for a coin buried in the ground for many years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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