Japanese Coin Encyclopedia
Reading Guide →Knowledge base for Japanese antique coin investing (97 articles)
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Tenpo Tsuho
Conclusion: Tenpo Tsuho is a large, highly collectible and diverse Anasen, suitable for both investment and collection due to its varieties of Honza-sen and Mitsuchu-sen.
To-hyaku Coins (Large-type Tenpo Tsuho)
Conclusion: Tenpo Tsuho symbolizes late Edo-period economy; the diversity of Honza and Mitsu-chu-sen creates collecting and investment value.
Tenpo Koban
Conclusion: Tenpo Koban, symbolizing the late Edo period with the highest mintage, is an excellent choice for both novice and advanced collectors and investors due to its stable market price and high liquidity.
Tenpo Oban
Conclusion: Tenpo Oban is a rare high-value coin investment, combining historical and artistic appeal with intrinsic gold value.
Tenpo Ichibu Silver
Conclusion: The Tenpō Ichibugin is a counted silver coin of one bu whose issue began in 1837 (Tenpō 8); the Currency Museum's permanent exhibition catalogue lists its fineness as 99% (rounded value).
Tenpo Chogin
Conclusion: Tenpo Chogin is a historically valuable final-period chogin, symbolizing the end of the Edo period's weighing-based coinage system and the shogunate's financial distress.