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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 510657, member: 8267"]I imagine the fancy ones are more likely to be genuine. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>"Before going any further I must warn new collectors of mandarin rank badges to beware of newly manufactured badges. The “antique” stores of mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, as well as some stores in the USA and London are filled with brand new badges being sold as very old. Some dealers go so far as to advertise their badges are Ming. It is fairly safe to say that 95% of badges currently being offered for sale on eBay are brand new, no matter what the sellers might claim. And frequently the copies are quite marvelous and can fool all, but the most expert, long-time collector."</p><p><a href="http://journalofantiques.com/features/chinese-rank-badges/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://journalofantiques.com/features/chinese-rank-badges/" rel="nofollow">http://journalofantiques.com/features/chinese-rank-badges/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 510657, member: 8267"]I imagine the fancy ones are more likely to be genuine. :) "Before going any further I must warn new collectors of mandarin rank badges to beware of newly manufactured badges. The “antique” stores of mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, as well as some stores in the USA and London are filled with brand new badges being sold as very old. Some dealers go so far as to advertise their badges are Ming. It is fairly safe to say that 95% of badges currently being offered for sale on eBay are brand new, no matter what the sellers might claim. And frequently the copies are quite marvelous and can fool all, but the most expert, long-time collector." [URL]http://journalofantiques.com/features/chinese-rank-badges/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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