Japanese Mon... Identifying By Calligraphy Style

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 01:21 am So I am inching through my massive accumulation of Japanese coins, and the thought crossed my head that rather than picking out the "prettiest" 1 mon coins, I might as well see how many emperors I can assemble. I have seen people on here attribute these coins to a very short time span of just a few years, rather than the typical "1600s until 1869". Obviously there is the "old legs" and "new legs" ho, where the bottom strokes of the "ho" character never touch on coins issued after 1668 (except for one scarcer provincial issue). But placed side by side, there is a considerable difference in character style, size, color, overall fineness, and whether they leap to a magnet, sorta stick to it, or slide right off. Best reference I could find was http://1st.geocities.jp/mrf454_pp/HTML/iKanei.html But when run through a translator, the website is a nightmare to decipher, and gives no dates. Is there a (preferably user friendly) English language guide to these coins? Report this Post to the Staff

aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 03:13 am Many of the differences of the early Japanese coins can depend at which mint they came from. Try this link for the basics:- http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty...ibasics.html If you are really serious about your Japanese coins you should invest in a copy of David Hartill's book. It is very detailed! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 05:26 am Quote: you should invest in a copy of David Hartill's book "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
wheatiefan Pillar of the Community United States 507 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 11:16 pm also about the Hartill book. He is a member of the forum. His book has filled the need many of us have for an English language reference. It is also quite affordable as far as coin reference books go! I have acquired 100+ Kanei Tsuho and other cast Japanese coins and have been able to identify almost all of them thanks to the book. Report this Post to the Staff
davidhartill New Member United Kingdom 9 Posts	Posted 06/28/2016 1:31 pm Thanks for the nice comments about my book. David Report this Post to the Staff
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