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British Empire |
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GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 Asia 19th Century |
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T$1 1898 G.britain |
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NGC VF Details |
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The birth of the British Trade Dollar was a direct result of the Opium Wars from 1839 to 1843 and 1856 to 1860 which began when China tried to stop Britain from selling opium to its citizens. As the loser, China had to open up a number of ports to British trade and residence, and cede Hong Kong to Britain. In the decades that followed, merchants and adventurers flocked to these areas, and international trade flourished. Foreign banks were established and large silver coins from all over the world began arriving to pay for tea, silk, and Chinese porcelain to be shipped abroad.
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British Empire |
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 Asia 20th Century |
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T$1 1929B G.britain |
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NGC MS 62 |
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These .900 fine silver trade dollars were circulated throughout China where they were readily accepted as a medium of exchange. The coin shows Britannia standing on a shore, holding a trident in one hand and a shield in the other, with a merchant ship under full sail in the background. On the reverse is an arabesque design with the Chinese symbol for longevity in the center, and the denomination in two languages — Chinese and Malay.
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Imperial France |
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FRENCH INDO-CHINA Southeast Asia 20th Century |
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Silver 1P 1900A F.i.china Chopmarked |
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French Indochina is comprised of the former French colonial regions of Southeast Asia. French Indochina was made up of Cochin-China, Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, Kwangchowan, and Laos. Today, this region is known as the nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
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Imperial France |
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FRENCH INDO-CHINA Asia 20th Century |
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.900 Silver 1P 1900A F.i.china |
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The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 signalled the end of French influence in Indochina. The battle fought around Dien Bien Phu was the last major campaign by a European state in the region; by the end of the decade the United States was to become the prominent foreign power in Vietnam and the influence of France dwindled to barely nothing. The movie Indochine tells the story of a French Lady and her adopted Vietnamese daughter during a time when Vietnamese nationalism was on the rise. A very good movie.
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Meiji Empire |
| Origin/Country: |
JAPAN Asia 19th Century |
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T$1 M9(1876) .900 Silver |
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NGC VF Details |
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The Japanese Trade Dollar was a dollar coin, issued from 1875 to 1877. It was minted of 27.22 grams of silver with a fineness of 900. 2,736,000 coins of this type were minted, the vast majority in 1876-77. When Japan introduced the gold standard in 1897, the silver 1 yen coins, including the trade dollars, were demonetized. The majority of the trade dollars were counter-stamped with the character "gin" (Japanese for "silver"). The Osaka mint placed the mark on the left side of the reverse, the Tokyo mint on the right. The coins were then released for use in Taiwan, Korea and Southern Manchuria.
This particular example is HEAVILY chopped and is even a little bent from the force of the blows required to place so many chops. The obverse is OK but the reverse is nearly obliterated. How NGC could determine a VF grade for this is a mystery to me.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 19th Century |
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.900 Silver YEN M13(1880) GIN COUNTERSTAMP (1897) |
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This example of the Japanese Silver Yen weighed 26.96 grams with a silver fineness of .900. This particular example has both chop marks and a GIN (Silver) counterstamp applied at the Osaka Mint. The GIN counterstamp signified the coin was demonitized and would trade at Silver value only. Examples with a GIN stamp on the right were produced at the Tokyo Mint. The Osaka GIN stamp is the more common variety.
The GIN stamp can be seen as a circular stamp on the upper LH side of the reverse.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 19th Century |
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.900 Silver YEN M24(1891) |
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This Silver Yen has several chopmarks but no GIN counterstamp. I would consider her lightly chopped. This implies that, given her high relative grade, that she might have ended up in the holdings of a bank or wealthy merchant for an extended time after a brief period of circulation. That's the fun thing about chopmarked coins, you can always speculate as to their travels throughout the Orient.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 19th Century |
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.900 Silver YEN M26(1893) |
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Japan had a booth at the Columbian Expostion held in Chicago Illinois from 1892-1893. This is where Frank Lloyd Wright saw Japanese art and architecture for the first time. Mr Wright lived in Japan from 1917-1922 and had a strong influence on Japanese architecture. I'm sure Japanese culture had an equal influence on Mr. Wright's later works as well.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 19th Century |
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YEN M28(1895) |
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This example of a Silver Yen is also very lightly chopped and also without GIN stamp. This example is my least chopped Yen. 1895 was also the year that Japan won a war against the Chinese and took over control of Taiwan and the Korean peninsula.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 20th Century |
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.900 Silver YEN M36(1903) chopmarked |
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This is a lightly chopped Japanese Yen.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 20th Century |
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YEN M38(1905) |
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This particular Japanese Yen is listed as repaired. I will have to loupe it when it arrives. Not sure where the repair occurred.
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Meiji Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 20th Centruy |
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.900 Silver YEN M45(1912) |
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Another Japanese Yen with a single reverse side chopmark.
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Taisho Empire |
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JAPAN Asia 20th Century |
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.900 Silver YEN T3(1914) Taisho |
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This particular Silver Yen was minted during the reign of the Taisho Emporer, 1912-1926. As with the Meiji Emporer, the name Taisho was not the family name and instead translated to Great Righteousness. Mental and physical disabilities kept him out of the spotlight, this Silver Yen represents the last year of Silver Dollar sized Yen..
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Spanish Empire |
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MEXICO - TO 1823 North America 18th Century |
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8R 1786MO FM Mexico City |
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NGC VG Details |
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Charles III ruled Spain from 1759 to 1788. His portrait show the prominent Bourbon nose that was typical of Bourbon family members who ruled throughout Southern Europe. It was under Charles' reign that Spain began to be recognized a nation rather than a collection of kingdoms and territories. His efforts resulted in creation of a National Anthem, a flag, and a true capital city.
this particular coin is lightly chopped on the obverse with chopmarks typical of the Philippines and environs. The dies also appear to be slightly rotated.
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Spanish empire |
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MEXICO - TO 1823 North America 18th Century |
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8R 1795MO FM Mexico City |
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The Oak Island (Nova Scotia) money pit was first discovered in 1795. Treasure hunters have been digging at the treasure site for over 200 years. So far, no treasure. But the lure of Silver and Gold and Pirate treasure will always attract the dreamers.
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