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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 8263351, member: 57463&quot;]Nice scans, panzerman and Eidolon.</p><p>Here are mine. I bought them from Liberty Coin Service in East Lansing. I never have been an active collector, but I do like the history that tests and proves the theories of economics. I found some facts online at the Smithsonian and other sources. </p><p><br /></p><p>Liberty dates these to 1832-1858 and gives the weights as</p><p>0.015 oz AGW</p><p>0.037 oz ASW</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457652[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana">DESCRIPTION (BRIEF)</font></b></p><p><font face="Verdana">One (1) 2 shu kin coin </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Japan, 1830 - 1846 </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Obverse Image: Kiri crests top, denomination at the center. </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Obverse Text: Romanization: NI / SHU (Translation: Two Shu ) </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Reverse Image: Characters for the Mint Official and his signature. </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Reverse Text: Romanization: MITSU / TSUGU </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">(Translation: Shozaburo Mitsutsugu) </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>DATE MADE </b>1830 - 1846</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>PERIOD OF ADMINISTRATION </b>1830 - 1846</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>PLACE MADE </b>Japan </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION </b>gold (overall material) </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>MEASUREMENTS </b>overall: 13 mm x 7.9 mm x 1.5 mm; 1/2 in x 5/16 in x 1/16 in </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>ID NUMBER </b>NU.10972.886.1</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>ACCESSION NUMBER </b>10972 </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>COLLECTOR/DONOR NUMBER </b>886 </font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>CATALOG NUMBER </b>10972.886.1</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>CREDIT LINE </b>Capron, Horace</font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><b>DATA SOURCE: </b>National Museum of American History </font></p><p><i><font face="Verdana"><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_921100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_921100" rel="nofollow">https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_921100</a></font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Verdana">Type : 2 Shu</font></b></p><p><font face="Verdana">Date: (1832-1858); Date: 1860-1869</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Quantity minted : 25,120,000</font></p><p><i><font face="Verdana"><a href="https://www.cgbfr.com/japon-2-shu-1860-1869-ttb,fwo_356845,a.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cgbfr.com/japon-2-shu-1860-1869-ttb,fwo_356845,a.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cgbfr.com/japon-2-shu-1860-1869-ttb,fwo_356845,a.html</a></font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>The LCS price was $55 for &quot;EF or Better&quot; and I found pricing all over the range, higher for Uncirculated.</p><p><br /></p><p>(So, tonight: Godzilla or Sanjuro ?) </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Mike M.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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