Japan
Ansei gold Koban ND (1859) AU, JNDA09-22, KM-C22c. A sharply impressed example of this popular lozenge-sized money, intensely lustrous throughout, with typical wispy marks over the surfaces on account of the overall flatness of the design. A scarcer type denoted by the 'SEI' character on the reverse.Ex. Norman Jacobs Collection.
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD