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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2023336, member: 19065&quot;]I&#039;ve had these two pieces for a few decades, so they&#039;re NOT new acquisitions, but I&#039;ve never gotten them fully identified so I ask for your help with identifying them, please.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a slim collection of Meiji era Japanese coins but I don&#039;t know earlier eras of Chinese and Japanese coins much. Ages ago, someone just said &quot;China&quot; for both of these coins, but I always doubted that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone help ID these and/or confirm the info I have on the &quot;wave&quot; coin. I&#039;ve given the sizes and weights of the coins pictured. Any assistance with reading the characters as well as translation is much appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#1 - </b>Chinese cash coin?</p><p>Dia.: 23mm</p><p>Weight: 3.8 grams</p><p>Date: ?</p><p>Denomination: ?</p><p>Mint: ?</p><p>Metal: ?</p><p>Features: ?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/WORLD%20COINS%20-%20Japan/China_cash_coin_zps7b66d4ae.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#2 -</b> Japan - KANEI-TSUHO 4 Mon (about 1768?)&nbsp; [ <i>Nami</i> or <i>Wave</i>-cash ]</p><p>Dia.: 27mm</p><p>Weight: 5.5g</p><p>Date: Edo from Meiwa 6 ~ Bunsei 3 (A.D. 1769 ~ 1820)</p><p>Denomination: 4 Mon</p><p>Mint: Fukagawa, Edo (Tokyo)</p><p>Metal: AE (basemetal)</p><p>Features: 11 Nami or ‘waves’</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/WORLD%20COINS%20-%20Japan/JPN_Nami_zps99fce5e7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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