Posted 10/18/2016 06:25 am
Indeed, it is a Kanei Tsuho. Simultaneously one of the most common yet interesting coinages from Japan. Some experts can, despite the long minting period, date varieties to single years or mints. In general, there are two easily distinguishable classes. The so called "Ko" (old) -Kanei and the "Shin" (new) -Kanei, the first being minted before 1656, the latter after approximately 1660 from the top of my head. The key is to look at the size of the characters, yours having smaller ones, typical of the Shin Kanei Tsuho, so it is of a later date. As I said, a real expert can ID it further, but I am certainly not an expert!
Mika
Mika
