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Maginot New Member Japan 3 Posts	Posted 09/17/2022 9:12 pm Just dug this up and would be very grateful for any help in identifying. My guess it is a Japanese Bita Sen, given the air bubbles in the casting, but the metal content seems reasonable quality. Reverse of coin is blank. Closest I can find in Hartill is 2.65 but the top of the left character is off-center and top center "flames" of right character seem to be tilting left instead of vertical. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 04:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Wandering Circle Valued Member Hong Kong 176 Posts	Posted 09/18/2022 11:25 pm I think Hartill mentioned that most of the Japanese made Yuanfeng Tongbao (Genpo Tsuho in Japanese) were in regular or clerical script rather than seal script. So this is probably a Song Dynasty import. Looks like it's the larger 2 cash version in 29mm diameter (H#16.223). Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 12:19 pm to the Community! 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
Maginot New Member Japan 3 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 05:36 am Many thanks for the feedback. The coin is only 24mm diameter but could be a shrunk copy of the #16.223? Report this Post to the Staff
Wandering Circle Valued Member Hong Kong 176 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 06:18 am Ah, so it's a 1 cash then. H#16.210. Report this Post to the Staff
Maginot New Member Japan 3 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 11:55 pm Many thanks. That seems spot on apart from any casting imperfections. Report this Post to the Staff
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