Japanese / Chinese Coins And Charms , ID Help - 1/9

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Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 06/12/2026 09:33 am Hello all, I recently acquired an assortment of Japanese and Chinese coins and charms, all in an old cardboard case- they had been brought back in the mid 1920's to the UK by a gentlemen who was working in Japan and China. A there were a handful of easily identifiable Chinese 10 and 20 cash fuzhou and some Japanese 10 mon, however also around 24 mixed ancient - 19th century coins and Charms I'm not too familiar with. Many appear dug up, if they are copies they are at least early 20th century. 1st couple ive put here - two unface, assumed Japanese, ae pieces approx. 4cm diameter. Ill post a the rest across another few posts so as not to put too many on one post. I'd appreciate any information on ID for any of these - thanks in advance for any help. www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 06/12/2026 8:51 pm @jeff, since these are square, do you mean that the sides are each about 40 long? If so, I wonder if these aren't personal seals, used for marking a handmade object or artwork with the creator's name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seals...e_Sinosphere "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 06/13/2026 06:27 am These are indeed square seals, of the type very commonly used in East Asian culture; as the Wikipedia article notes, they are effectively used in much the same way that we would use a signature. 4 centimetres is quite large for a personal seal, so these might be company seals. Being seals, all of the script (which is written in the "Seal script" calligraphy style) is mirror-inverted; to see it "right way round" you would need to either get some ink and make a stamp-impression, or photo-edit the picture to mirror-reverse it. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted Yesterday 09:31 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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