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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3932484, member: 19463&quot;]Regarding fabric patina:</p><p>Is there any sign of actual fiber surviving here or is what we see impression of fabric that rotted away leaving an imprint in the deposits?&nbsp; I do not collect Chinese coins but would like to know more about evidence from hoards of any type that shed light on how the coins were packaged.&nbsp; We have coins in pots but have to assume some were in cloth or leather bags that have disappeared over the centuries.&nbsp; Western coins tend to be cleaned more completely than would leave some of these signs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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