What is this old China money....denominations...values?

Hey all. Yet again another nice find in my stepdad's extensive collection. I have no idea what these are...what the denominations are and how much any of these may be worth. These were all in a case together. Any info that may be able to confirm what these are and how much they may be worth? Thanks so much.

 

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All of these are actually from Japan, 19th century. I will look up catalogue numbers and probably value a little later.

 

Japanese sir, 19th century.

Edit: Parthicus beat me by a fraction of a second....

 

No need for me to chime in now I guess haha.

 

The large oval-shaped coin you have is a 100 Mon coin minted from 1835 to 1870.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11614.html

 

The top three coins appear silver 1 Bu coins minted from 1837-1868.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16403.html

Some of the bottom coins appear to be 1 Shu coins minted from 1853-1865.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10811.html

The coin in the lower-left corner appears to be a 2 Bu coin minted from 1860-1868. The composition of this coin is a mix of gold and silver with an estimated gold purity of .229.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27006.html

Edit: Your photos aren't that great, but I believe that the middle rectangular coin in the bottom row is this.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16679.html

 

Wow thank you so much.

 

Nothing more to add here that the experts haven't already said, except that most of these look like nice, original coins. I especially like the 2 Bu in the lower left.

 

@Lyricfive I'd advise you to wait for more members to chime regarding the value of your coins. However, from personal experience, I've seen the silver 1 Shu coins sell for $20.00 to $25.00 whereas I've seen the 1 Bu coins sell for $40.00 to $50.00. The 2 Bu coin I've seen sell for anywhere from $55.00 to $100.00 for well-circulated examples based on old ebay listings.

 

I took some better close up shots of the bottom smaller 4 (front and backs) any way if you can confirm these are all the same type of coins or not? I really appreciate your feedback.

 

Yeah, that is the ballpark. Very popular amongst non-collectors who love medieval Japan. Last "unusual" looking coins from a time there were still samurais. Not demeaning them, I own all of them, just never really got "into" them like some other series. Kinda too new for me personally. I like stuff with more of a millenia of "mellow" usually.