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| 260,000 Coins Buried in a Jar. Source: See link below. |
The treasure was buried 6.5 feet (2 meters) below ground and was likely placed there to save the samurai's riches, as it was a troubled period in Japan's history. Over the course of the 15th century, civil war broke out as the Muromachi shogunate was under attack. This was a period where the Emperor was relatively weak, with military dictators known as shoguns leading the country...
For now, 70 of the coins have been examined. These coins were looped on a string and include 19 different coins from China and different areas of Japan. It's thought that all of the coins—which have holes in the center—would have been strung together on a rope before being added to the jar. Based on the coins looked at so far, researchers believe the jar would have been buried at some point after the second half of the 15th century...
Here is the link for more about that.
Thanks to SuperRick for that link.
Yesterday I mentioned that sometimes containers are as nice as the coins or whatever else you might find in them. Here is one of that appears to have some age to it.
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| Vintage or Antique Snuff Box. |
It appears to be handmade and has some mother of pearl inlay.
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| Same Box Opened.
The box appears to be carved from a single piece of wood.
I found similar boxes on ebay that were listed for $75 to $90. |
Here is a handy item that I recently purchased. It is called a currency album.
It is a good way to store your silver certificates or collectible paper money.
It has clear plastic holders inside that makes it easy to view your bills without having to remove them.
Really good way to store collectible bills.
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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
