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A charm displaying a bat on Chinese cash coins is a visual pun meaning "happiness is before your eyes". Discussed at: http://t.co/xZ0T56vS1Y

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Byzantine gold coin of Anastasius I discovered in suspected tomb of Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei: http://t.co/ypDy1oCsuo

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Farmer in Shandong discovers rare State of Qi "four character" (ji mo fa hua) knife money from Warring States period: http://t.co/Qh5J8oY7kQ

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During the Qing Dynasty, merchants routinely examined their strings of cash looking for rare coins: http://t.co/vSDkf2k0iQ

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Cycling across China in 1892.Few Chinese had ever seen a Westerner, much less a bicycle.Carrying cash was a challenge:http://t.co/r9LAly44K5

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'Kai Yuan tong bao' is world's largest copper coin sculpture on display at the Baoshan National Mining Park in Hunan:http://t.co/dKf0nMYjLK

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Tomb unearthed in Xiangyang dating to 461 AD of the Southern Dynasties contains bricks with Chinese cash coin design:http://t.co/zz4Afgx1g2

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Interesting series of old photos documenting the inconvenience of carrying cash during the last years of the Republic:http://t.co/pp7w4zg327

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Photograph of man carrying Chinese "cash" coins during Qing Dynasty taken by famous British explorer Isabella Bird:http://t.co/CKBkfQWqU8

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A Korean charm that teaches Chinese characters to children but may have a hidden agenda:http://t.co/uI2M6jaBVw

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Rare coin and charm displaying ancient 'Shui Shu' pictographic script of the Shui people discussed at:http://t.co/869i6R8CzC

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Only known specimen of a large 'three hole spade' minted at Yang Jian in the State of Zhao has been sold at auction:http://t.co/SLJXQlCyVx

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Coin cache unearthed in Gansu's Dingxi City. 114 kg of coins from Han, Tang, Song and Jin dynasties: http://t.co/GJHmbygGXt

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Watch Chinese TV news broadcast of archaeologists digging up more than 500 pounds of Song Dynasty coins in Anhui:http://t.co/kCBqXRlMCX

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Ming Dynasty tomb with exquisite paintings but only Song Dynasty coins discovered near Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province: http://t.co/bAcpIkCeR2

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Villager accidentally discovers buried clay pot containing 600 specimens of 'ming knife money' from the State of Yan:http://t.co/YieBdPWVhF

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More than 3,000 Tang Dynasty "kai yuan tong bao" coins were recently unearthed in the city of Kucha in Xinjiang: http://t.co/v8k215s4wa

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Mystery surrounding 100 tons of Song Dynasty iron coins. Three theories: http://t.co/r22XQzZrGH

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In midst of unexploded ordnance from WW2, treasure hunters in Chongqing dig for old Chinese coins in dry riverbed:http://t.co/szyuAUGTOT