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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4640233, member: 102103&quot;]Day 119:&nbsp; Japan, 1 Mon, Osaka mint, series started 1741</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this is Hartill 4.197, with the crown of &quot;hou&quot; 寶　sloping slightly up to the </p><p>left.&nbsp; The &quot;gen&quot; on the reverse refers to the Genbun (元文) Era (1736-41) of the </p><p>Tokugawa Period.&nbsp; However, according to Hartill, this series didn&#039;t start until 1741, </p><p>when the Genbun Period was already ending.&nbsp; They were minted for several years</p><p>into the next Imperial Period with the end date unknown.&nbsp; According to Krause, </p><p>these were made of copper, bronze or brass.&nbsp; Iron coins exist too, but not of this </p><p>particular series.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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