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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 7361943, member: 102103&quot;]Another Japanese one.&nbsp; This one has &quot;bun&quot; (文) on the reverse.&nbsp; Apparently, this is a reference to the Kambun Era.&nbsp; The Daibutsu, a large bronze Buddha statue, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1662, and copper recovered from the statue was used to cast coinage from 1668-83.&nbsp; Almost 2 million of this series were cast, and Hartill lists them as &quot;very common.&quot;&nbsp; Still, some people consider them to be good luck because of their connection to the Buddha.</p><p>3.49 g, 25 mm, Hartill 4.101.&nbsp; <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces121571.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces121571.html" rel="nofollow">Here&#039;s</a> one on Numista for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would have expected more corrosion and wear for a coin of the late 1600s.&nbsp; Still, the example on Numista looks very similar, and the stroke forms are a good match to the example in Hartill.&nbsp; So I am tentatively concluding it is authentic.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1283074[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1283075[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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