jlueke Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Did any of the old Tang, Song, or Yuan dynasty paper money survive into the modern age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 A few did. Here's a link with some information and photos of banknotes about a third of the way down under the titles Ancient Chinese Cash Notes - the World's First Paper Money - Part I and part II: Link They are quite nice articles on ancient Chinese money. Which collections they are in is another thing - it's hard to find them online. I only see the same old images in books and online. Perhaps they're mostly in museums now. But here's a nice link to Tom Chow's site (he's a member here too!) Link that is interesting. I've actually seen a few supposedly ancient Chinese notes on Ebay - the last one I saw was from 1378. Of course, it was on sale from china, and it's probability that it is fake kept me from bidding on it. Hope this helps a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Thanks Dave that does help. Especially the auction information. $4000 for the 1 kuang note is probably at the high end of my price range for anything. Not sure I'd spend that on something fragile like paper. If I could I wouldn't mind one from the Yuan dynasty though. It's good to know that they are at least out there. I certainly wouldn't buy one on ebay but from a reputable auctioneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Here's a couple of them that sold recently. I'm surprised that they didn't sell at a higher price. http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lo...ng=&lotno=2 http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lo...ng=&lotno=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The 1 Kuan or 1000 cash notes are not common, but the most available of all of them. I purchased one recently, however I will not own it for long as it is going on to the boss as a gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Here's a couple of them that sold recently. I'm surprised that they didn't sell at a higher price. http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lo...ng=&lotno=2 http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lo...ng=&lotno=1 That was a very good auction, well for me anyway, lots of nice Philippines and Netherlands notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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