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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1754993, member: 9204&quot;]Doug, I tend to be more accepting of the minutia of cash coins than of other series. In this instance, the tiny calligraphic varieties do in fact serve to distinguish various mints and dates, but, unlike their western counterparts, were placed intentionally by the engravers to serve this purpose. Their meaning has since been lost. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am often amazed that some varieties of Japanese cash are identified to mints only because collectors at the time obtained samples and recorded the differences.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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