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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3521548, member: 98035&quot;]Shogunate coins are fun - they were actually my first main focus; ancients pulled me away before I worked my way up to the &gt; $100 ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your shu is actually from Meiji&#039;s father; pretty sure Ansei era without looking it up. It is also a 1 shu; 2 shu were made from &quot;electrum&quot;. Japanese mint engravers were not allowed to change the inscriptions on the coins, but they could change the typeface, which they did as a sort of secret privy mark system. Isshu gin minted under Meiji from 1868-69 are actually common enough (Bu are very rare) and have three vertical strokes on the crown of the character Jo on the reverse - yours has an angled right stroke, which would make it either Taisho or Ansei - need to reference Hartill for the tables.</p><p><br /></p><p>But since I did open that can of worms, I did cheat on my Romans for my first love recently</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryukyu Kingdom 100 Mon, 1860s</p><p>[ATTACH=full]935135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sendai Tsuho 1 mon, 1780s</p><p>[ATTACH=full]935136[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hakodate Tsuho 1 mon, Ansei era, 1850s?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]935137[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The earliest series of denominated silver; a 2 shu from the 1810s or 20s, with instructions: Take 8 pieces to exchange for 1 ryo gold</p><p>[ATTACH=full]935144[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a few months ago a friend helped me upgrade some WWII era coins for my type set - they are common as dirt over there, but nearly impossible to get here in top condition</p><p>1944/45 emergency tin 1, 5, 10 sen - they literally turn to dust (tin pest) if not kept in a climate controlled environment and sheltered from the cold.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]935138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]935139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]935140[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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