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Gold And Rectangular - Any Ideas? | Japan 2 BU

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 Posted 10/23/2011  02:56 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Concerned to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi. Found this in my fathers collection - I have no idea what it is. Has anyone seen something like this?

Gold-And-Rectangular---Any-Ideas?-|-Japan-2-BU

Gold-And-Rectangular---Any-Ideas?-|-Japan-2-BU

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 Posted 10/23/2011  03:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add maxamoeba to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a Japanese NIBU KIN a form of money used in he days when the Samurai ruled/
They are a mixture of silver and gold
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Sorry for the quick reply, I should have included more information for you.
Never post when half asleep.
These coins have nuances on the flower side that make identification difficult sometimes.
From what I can tell from the photos it would be minted (minting is not quite right, these are hammered coins) under the shogun rule of Mutsuhito dated 1868-1869
It should weigh 3 grams and should be 22.3% Gold and 77.7% silver
NIBU = 2 BU
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 Posted 10/25/2011  03:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Concerned to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow! Thankyou so much
I'm off to do some research now I know where to start.
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