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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 547302, member: 4703&quot;]First things first - Although <a href="http://www.lioncoins.com/nippon1.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lioncoins.com/nippon1.htm" rel="nofollow">this site</a> is the best one on the web for dating Japanese coins, the same date characters are used on Chinese coins, so what you learn there will do double duty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, in order from top to bottom:</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #2:&nbsp; Not sure if it&#039;s Meiji 42 (1919) or 43 (1920).&nbsp; Depends on the number of parallel lines in the character at exactly 3:00 o&#039;clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #4:&nbsp; Meiji 39 (1906)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #5:&nbsp; Pretty indistinct for my old eyes, but it is a Republic of China coin and does seem to be dated Republic Year 3, which is 1914.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #6:&nbsp; Republic Year 23 (1934)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #7:&nbsp; Republic Year 10 (1921)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #8:&nbsp; &quot;Manchu&quot;:&nbsp; ???</p><p>.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sun Yat Sen:&nbsp; Republic Year 23 (1934)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #9:&nbsp; Meiji 15 (1882)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #10:&nbsp; Taisho 3 (1914)</p><p><br /></p><p>Post #12:&nbsp; Probably a Temple Charm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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