Japan
Manen gold Oban (10 Ryo) ND (1860-1862) AU Details (Test Cut) PCGS, Edo or Kyoto mint, KM-C24a.2, J&V-A7, JNDA 09-11, Hartill-8.13 (ER). 80x134mm. 112.58gm. With machine-made horizontal crenulations. The final oban of the pre-Meiji era, and a fascinating relic of Japanese numismatics, this Manen issue remaining one of the few attainable obans in the series. Despite some minor flaking in the inking, it otherwise appears highly original, and we have been able to detect no evidence of the noted test cut. A fully covetable example.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD