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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 6882676, member: 102103&quot;]Set #6:&nbsp; Another Japan Bunkyueihou 4 mon (1863-68)</p><p>The one on the left is the one I posted before (5.16) and the one on the right is the new one, which I think may be Hartill type 5.17.</p><p>These are a nice illustration how even coins with the exact same characters and general design can be considered different types.&nbsp; Both have the 11 waves pattern on the reverse and the characters &quot;文久永寶&quot; on the obverse.&nbsp; If you look at the right character, &quot;永&quot;, you can see that the strokes are substantially different.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272713[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272714[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here&#039;s Hartill p. 68 to show how to try to distinguish the varieties.</p><p>I don&#039;t have the other type for comparison to know if this is the &quot;wide rim&quot; (5.17) or &quot;thin rim&quot; (5.18) around the square hole, but I&#039;m guessing it&#039;s the wide rim type.</p><p>This one has some paper stuck to it, so I&#039;m going to give it a distilled water soak.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272717[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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