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Gazot Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 1:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 4:08 pm The lower (second) picture is upside down and it would be nice to have it the right way up. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 4:19 pm It looks like a silver 1 Shu coin. Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 7:42 pm A Japanese silver coin actually with Chinese characters! I only collect circular coin so it is not my favourite. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 11:33 pm Yep, Japan 1 shu, also known as "isshu gin" (1 shu silver). From the pre-Meiji period of experimenting with different forms of coinage. Here's the NGC database page for this variety, which dates from 1853 to 1865. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 12:20 am Sap I do not collect Japanese coins so I have a simple question. Were these CAST or struck? I ask because the coin here is cast. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 05:49 am Struck, I believe, but the dies do have a cast-like appearance: crude vertical lines, apparently an attempt at giving it a parchment-like appearance. The incuse stamp was applied as a second stage of the minting process. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Gazot Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 09:05 am Again.... This is hands down the BEST coin information site on the planet. I'm gonna have to write a check! Gaz Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 8:02 pm Sap If the coin is supposed to be struck - I think we may have a problem. The coin is clearly cast and I am looking at the raised figures not the background texture. The chop look as if it may be real however. Report this Post to the Staff
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