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Stuck On This Chinese Coin

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 Posted 10/13/2008  7:06 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Indian1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi

I have been able to identify a few chinese coins on my own over
the years but this one I am stuck on. Weird positioning of the
symbols and only one m.m symbol (if that is what it is) on the reverse. It is 25 m.m and 3.4 grams. Very thin and metallic sounding.
Not bronzey. Any info would be appreciated.

Thank's

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 Posted 10/13/2008  9:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DCH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's a Japanese 1 Mon, Edo(Tokyo) Mint, 1668-early 1800s
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 Posted 10/13/2008  11:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Indian1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Uh oh

Ever feel like crawling under a rock ?

The emporer etc. symbols sure looked chinese. thought maybe an odd
script or something. Never too old to learn

Thank you
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 Posted 10/14/2008  05:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ElleKitty to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I wouldn't worry about that too much. Unless you can read Kanji there is no shame in not being able to identify some of these old cast coins. What doesn't help at all is that Japan imported and even copied the Chinese coins at times, instead of making their own.
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