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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Asian Coins| > |Japan| > CH91260
Japan, Musashi Province, Edo, Kameido, 1668 - 1683, Shin Kanei Tsuho, Bun Sen
|Japan|, |Japan,| |Musashi| |Province,| |Edo,| |Kameido,| |1668| |-| |1683,| |Shin| |Kanei| |Tsuho,| |Bun| |Sen|, The new Kanei was first cast in the village of Kameido in A.D. 1668, just outside of Tokyo. The Daibutsu image of Buddha was destroyed by an earthquake in 1662 and these coins were made from the remaining metal making it a highly desirable coin. It is thought to contain small amounts of gold or silver and is sought after for that reason too.
CH91260. Copper 1 mon, New Kanei; Hartill EJC 4.102; Ogawa 25; Jacobs-Vermeule Type C, K302; Jones Kanei 12; SCWC KM C1.2, gVF, Musashi Province, Edo, Kameido mint, weight 3.23g, maximum diameter 25.3mm, die axis 0o, 1668 - 1683; obverse kan ei tsu ho, distinct hooked tsu, delicate characters (Saiji); reverse Bun (Kambun era); SOLD










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