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January 2016

Xin Dynasty Coins Found in Korean Tomb

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More than fifty Chinese coins cast 2,000 years ago during the reign of Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty were recently discovered in a tomb in Gwangju, South Korea according to Korean and Chinese news reports. The discovery is particularly notable since Korea did not begin using or casting its own coins until some 900 [...]

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