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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2823580, member: 10461"]It's a Japanese nibu-kin (2-bu) coin from the end of the Samurai period and the beginning of their transition to a more industrialized society. The coin was struck in the Meiji era, circa 1868-69, and is made from an electrum (gold/silver) alloy. Though there's more silver in it than gold, it does have the look of a more pure gold coin. This example is a PCGS AU55 and has nicer toning than the PCGS XF45 I owned previously. These are relatively common and affordable as 19th century gold coins go, since they aren't particularly big (and are only about 1/3 gold, technically). This piece cost me $150, already in the PCGS slab, right here on CoinTalk from toned gold guru [USER=70583]@jwitten[/USER]. The previous example I had I bought raw for around $80, and sent it to PCGS myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2823580, member: 10461"]It's a Japanese nibu-kin (2-bu) coin from the end of the Samurai period and the beginning of their transition to a more industrialized society. The coin was struck in the Meiji era, circa 1868-69, and is made from an electrum (gold/silver) alloy. Though there's more silver in it than gold, it does have the look of a more pure gold coin. This example is a PCGS AU55 and has nicer toning than the PCGS XF45 I owned previously. These are relatively common and affordable as 19th century gold coins go, since they aren't particularly big (and are only about 1/3 gold, technically). This piece cost me $150, already in the PCGS slab, right here on CoinTalk from toned gold guru [USER=70583]@jwitten[/USER]. The previous example I had I bought raw for around $80, and sent it to PCGS myself.[/QUOTE]
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