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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2024098, member: 4373"]There is an interesting place to visit and I found this by pure dumb luck. </p><p><br /></p><p>In Daimaru shopping center, I believe it was the 10th floor (again, it was really pure dumb luck) - there's not only a coin shop; there's a shop that sells various minerals AND one that sells samurai swords. I know, I know, you think it can't be that great. Wait till you see one that's made about 500 years ago. The color of the steel is not the standard silvery color - it looks like a slight dark grey and gives out some kind of aura. If that doesn't impress you, there's a mini art gallery. That said, if you collect coins, that color should strike an impression on you. </p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the coin shop conversation - they did feature some small selection of banknotes, koban and pre Meiji silver such as cho-gin which is literally "super silver". And then some ancient Japanese cash coins that you would mistake for some cheap Chinese cash coins but holy cow - they had a fair number of zeros in the figures! And of course, the standard Meiji silver and gold coins as well as some overseas gold coins in particular US. Did I buy anything? Funny enough no. I had a fair number of coins myself and the coins that may interest me would cost me a fortune. </p><p><br /></p><p>You would be crazy to miss it!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2024098, member: 4373"]There is an interesting place to visit and I found this by pure dumb luck. In Daimaru shopping center, I believe it was the 10th floor (again, it was really pure dumb luck) - there's not only a coin shop; there's a shop that sells various minerals AND one that sells samurai swords. I know, I know, you think it can't be that great. Wait till you see one that's made about 500 years ago. The color of the steel is not the standard silvery color - it looks like a slight dark grey and gives out some kind of aura. If that doesn't impress you, there's a mini art gallery. That said, if you collect coins, that color should strike an impression on you. Back to the coin shop conversation - they did feature some small selection of banknotes, koban and pre Meiji silver such as cho-gin which is literally "super silver". And then some ancient Japanese cash coins that you would mistake for some cheap Chinese cash coins but holy cow - they had a fair number of zeros in the figures! And of course, the standard Meiji silver and gold coins as well as some overseas gold coins in particular US. Did I buy anything? Funny enough no. I had a fair number of coins myself and the coins that may interest me would cost me a fortune. You would be crazy to miss it!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
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