Blackhawk Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 The first is a 20 cent from Kiang-nan...I believe the date is 1901. The obverse has quite a few die cracks and what appears to be a cud cause by a broken die under the word Kiang. The V in province looks like an upsidedown A, which can be found on coins from Szechuan, but I've never heard of this on a coin from Kiang-nan. On the bottom of the dragon's jaw, there are three large dots. Is this a counterfeit coin, or is it a known variety? I believe that the second coin is from Japan. It's about 23mm in diameter and fairly thin. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 The first piece I'm not familiar with specifically, but I think it'd be a good candidate for TPG. Either genuine or a contemp. counterfeit, which would still be interesting. The second is a Japanese type, yes. 4 mon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingu Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hello, the second is a Japanese Kanei-Tsuho, 1-Mon. Tiger-Tail "Kan" Very probably: Gembun Era, Kemeido-Sen. Issue date 1737-1739; Edo-Kameido Mint, Musashi Province Greetings from Germany ps: all 4-Mon pieces have waves at the back. (japanese for waves: nami - therefore the Name: Nami-Sen for 4-Mon pices.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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