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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1851761, member: 15445"]When you look-up your coins in the Krause World catalog note the precise weight & dimension listed in Krause. I suspect that your coins may deviate from the specified weight(s) listed in Krause. The coins are of a type that are frequently faked and the photos you have posted make them appear suspect to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Krause catalog lists an 1878 Yen coin at 29.9600 grams and 38.6 mm. If you do not have an accurate scale, then perhaps you could take it to a jewelry store & ask them to weigh it for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1851761, member: 15445"]When you look-up your coins in the Krause World catalog note the precise weight & dimension listed in Krause. I suspect that your coins may deviate from the specified weight(s) listed in Krause. The coins are of a type that are frequently faked and the photos you have posted make them appear suspect to me. My Krause catalog lists an 1878 Yen coin at 29.9600 grams and 38.6 mm. If you do not have an accurate scale, then perhaps you could take it to a jewelry store & ask them to weigh it for you.[/QUOTE]
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