gxseries Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Quite certain that these don't appear very often. First up is a square looking coin from Sendai Prefecture. Cast in iron - has an interesting cud at the bottom. Not rare or any sort but thought the cud makes it different. Next up is an interesting silver "coin" from Akita Prefecture, made around 1863. It's a hammered silver "plate" - thinly beaten and marked as 4 monme 6 bu. This coin did not last long as in 1870, uniform coinage appeared through the nation and in 1871, the yen is declared as the national currency. I'm certain a lot were melted down. Lastly is a gold coin - never had a gold coin from Japan and found this in a reasonable price. Struck in 1871 - it's a really tiny coin. Guess that's all for now - something different for a change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Thanks for sharing! First time I've seen a gold yen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satootoko Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks for sharing! First time I've seen a gold yen Much easier to see in the picture than in real life. It's only 13.5mm in diameter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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