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code	photo	name	period	rating	price
c0-1		white jade shell 白玉貝	Xia 夏	not listed in most references	invaluable
c0-2		short silver Kongshoubu 短銀空首布	West Zhou西周	grade one p.129(2) not listed in most references	invaluable
c0-3		long silver Kongshoubu 長銀空首布	West Zhou 西周	grade one p.128(2) not listed in other references	invaluable
c0-4		big Kongshoubu 大空首布	West Zhou 西周	grade 2 p.8-10(2) grade 2 p.4(4) grade 1-3.p.16-20(5) grade 1,p57-60(6) grade 2, p.4 (7)	15 silver dollars 1940 5000Y, 1994(4) 2000-20,000, 1993(5)
c0-5		Flat shoulder Kongshoubu 平肩空首布	West Zhou 西周	grade 1-2 p.11-29(2) grade 2-4 p.1-3(4) grade 2-4.p.4-12(5) grade 2, p7-51(6)	20 silver dollars, 1940 800-1400Y, 1992(4) 800-5000Y, 1993(5) 1000-8000Y, 1997(7)
c0-6		Drooping shoulder Kongshoubu 垂肩空首布	West Zhou 西周	grade 1-3 p.30-33(2) grade 1-5 p.1-3(4) grade 2-4.p.13-15(5) grade 2, p51-56(6)	30-50 silver dollars, 1940 900-1000Y, 1992(4) 800-3000Y, 1993(5) 3000-7000Y, 1997(7)
c0-7		Xing Bi 馨幣	West Zhou 西周	Not listed in most references
Silver dollar was a currency used in the early Republic era. A clerk's monthly salary was 8 silver dollars then. Y(Yuan in RMB) has variable exchange rates against US dollar over the years. During the 1990s and up to date US$1 is approximately 8.3Y (RMB)