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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;harley bissell, post: 2775616, member: 88212&quot;]As a quick general rule of thumb for &quot;cash&quot; sorting if the back is nearly blank I put it aside in hopes that it is Japanese versus Chinese. This is a layman&#039;s opinion but it serves me well. As to the term samurai money I was told that the samurai used</p><p>the square holed coins as handles on their swords. They would loosen the cord and remove coins for their needs. In recent years older swords in poorer condition have been dismantled and searched for rare dates then reassembled with common and damaged coins. Since even a common old samurai sword costs in the neighborhood of $800 to $1000 that is a game not for the faint of heart. Presumably any silver or copper coins without a center hole would have been carried in a pouch or a rolled up cloth tucked in the sash. My goal is a type set of each Asian and ancient country. I prefer worn samples. Eventually I&#039;ll make a want list and a list of my duplicates for trade. No telling when. I have in excess of 100 books and pamphlets ready to type and release now that I&#039;m retired. In coins or exonumia next up will be a catalog of veterans club issues of north American countries issued world wide. I wrote the first volumes of the encased coins lists for Illinois and Indiana for ACE but both have been subsumed with permission into more modern editions. After the token catalog will come a&nbsp; bibliography of treasure hunting books then over 100 treasure hunting and treasure research pamphlets. All will be for electronic download followed up by print on demand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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