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Message:: [QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3441267, member: 99642"]Thanks for your info , Stork. You certainly do "deliver" !! After reviewing your excellent info, I realize that I mis-attributed the OP's coin to Type  II, when it is actually a Type I.My apologies to the OP for that. And thanks to you S86 for " Getting it right the first time. ". [USER=71642]@Stork[/USER]  I have a further question regarding the dating of Japanese coins. EDIT : I was going to ask a question about dating the coins but after reading Stork's first posted link the answer became clear.The Meiji era doesn't start in 1867, even though that is when the Emperor ascended the throne. The Meiji era starts in 1868 which threw my dating off by one year. I used the Portland coins site to learn Japanese coin dating , however the Portland site (I linked it in a previous post on this thread and you also mention it in your link) doesn't mention the delayed start of the Meiji era, thus the erroneous date I gave.1867 + 3 - 1 = 1869, the year I noted.1868 + 3 - 1 = 1870, the actual year of the coin. Thanks again Stork for your information, and especially for your efforts in putting it all together. I will be "stealing" the links you've so graciously provided and adding them to my "Coin Tools" folder. Thanks again, Frank (Hookman)[/QUOTE]