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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 723114, member: 19463&quot;]<img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/YaBBImages/avatars/blank.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />I believe this is S. 306, H. 10.28 Zao Bian Wu Zhu.&nbsp; The Hartill listing mentions some of these were cast this way but this looks trimmed to my inexpert eye.&nbsp; Does anyone know how they were trimmed and how much was lost between this and the matching H. 10.27?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/118757372/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are they found in stacks threaded together with both halves or separated?&nbsp; When were these issued? Did they circulate at par with &#039;normal&#039; coins?&nbsp; This seems like quite a bit of work for value received.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Can someone suggest a good book on Chinese cash that is not primarily a catalog but discusses the how and why of issues rather than just assigning a number and adding occasional notes?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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