Japan (1863-68) 4 mon

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 1250

This specimen was lot 1250 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN: Tokugawa, 1603-1868, AE 4 mon, Bunkyu gyoku type, 11 waves, broad rim around hole, bronze bosen (seed or mother) coin, cast 1863-68, a lovely example! XF." This example is attributed to KM C6b by the "Bun" in different style and "Ho" at left abbreviated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.84 g, cast copper or brass, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.65 g.

Catalog reference: KM C6b, H-5.19, JNDA-3.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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