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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 7530452, member: 102103&quot;]A tiny little Japanese cash (Left)</p><p>1.19 g, 20 mm</p><p>Because of the size, I think it may be Hartill 4.219:</p><p>Kuzumaki, Rikuchu Province.&nbsp; Hartill notes these were low quality coins which only circulated internally in that province.&nbsp; Keio Era (1865-67)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Meiji restoration came just after in 1868.&nbsp; You can see the inflationary effects of larger denomination coppers, especially the 100 mon coins, which put downward pressure on the size of the 1 mon coins which remained in circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right, for size comparison:&nbsp; Hartill 4.100 Kanei Tsuhou &quot;bun&quot; 1 mon, 1668-83</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1300225[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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