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Message:: [QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 8133568, member: 75799"]The 8th issue - Nyoyaku Shimpo (僥益神寳Issued in AD859 under the reign of Emperor Seiwa. The "Divine Treasure of Abundant Profit" was issued similar to previous issues at one to ten exchange rate of earlier coins. This coin is probably the toughest of the 12 to acquire due to its extreme rarity and is often the gap for most collection sets.[ATTACH=full]1416959[/ATTACH] The 9th issue - Jogan Eiho (貞觀永寳）The "Everlasting Treasure of the Righteous Contemplation Era" were issued also by Emperor Seiwa during the 12th year (AD870) of the Jogan Era. Most notably their quality was one of the poorest of the twelve and received severe court reprimand.<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/20170619_153322-png.639894/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The 10th issue - Kampyo Taiho (寛平大寳）The "Great Treasure of the Liberal Peace Era" was Issued by the Emperor Uda in AD890 during the Kampyo era despite an acute shortage of copper.[ATTACH=full]1416960[/ATTACH] The penultimate issue - Engi Tsuho (延喜通寳）The "Circulating treasure of prolonged happiness" was issued by the Emperor Daigo in AD907. This period marked a growing disgust by the people over these coinage as a poor workmanship (small size and heavy lead content or full lead issue) marked an eventual end of Japanese coinage in the next issue.<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/20170619_153624-png.639897/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The last of the twelve - Kengen Taiho 乾元大寳The last "Great Treasure of Heavenly Origin" marked the end of Japanese coinage. Issued in AD958 by Emperor Murakami, they were characteristic of poor workmanship and debasement. In 987, an imperial decree prohibited the use of coinage which marked an end of Japanese coinage for the next 6 centuries.[ATTACH=full]1416962[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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