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bioforce New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 1:32 pm My wife saw these at a flea market for cheap and got them for me since she knows I like Japan. She said the dealer didn't know anything about them. I have limited knowledge of Japanese coins, so all I've been able to make out is that I think they are pre-Meji era. any help would be appreciated. Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by bioforce 07/09/2010 1:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coinsnpaper Valued Member Canada 480 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 1:45 pm Sorry. but I can't see anything on these pictures- either out of focus or unclear lighting, or both. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 2:14 pm Welcome to the forum, bioforce! Sorry to disappoint you, but your coins appear to be Chinese cash coins. The reverse of a Japanese mon would have just lines, like this Chinese coins bear Manchu script identification of the mint. The first coin is struck for Hsuan Tsung, 1821 - 1851, by the board of revenue in Peking. I'd like to see better pics of the other two to correctly ID them. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 2:34 pm The second coin is in the name of Emperor Kao Tsung, 1736 - 1795, but I cannot see the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 2:40 pm The third coin (it's upside down) was struck in the name of Te Tsung (or Kuang-Hsu), 1875 - 1908. Report this Post to the Staff
bioforce New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 8:02 pm Thanks for the help:) Shame there not Japanese, but still interesting that they're old. I'll try to post better pictures over the weekend if you would still like them. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/09/2010 8:29 pm Sure, then I could tell you the mints/provinces they came from. By the way, I used (by habit) the term "struck". Most of Chinese cash coins (all older ones) were cast. Report this Post to the Staff
jlcarvoeiro Valued Member Portugal 130 Posts	Posted 07/11/2010 6:09 pm I have a huge lot of those also , nice coins with a lot of history. Report this Post to the Staff
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