1869年日本一分铜样币。 大型棕色坯饼，币面光亮，细节精美。有经手痕跡，与此分一致。亦见极其轻微的口袋痕跡，及更為细微的擦痕。有可能是此版的唯一留存品，定引起藏家的激烈竞投。 <em>明治初期</em> <em>极其珍罕</em> <em>的样币，反映了日本史上的过渡期。伴随著和西方国家一样推行工业化的决策启动，旧货币系统愈见低效。首个获提议的新货币系统由位於伯明翰的喜敦铸币厂铸打，该样币由匁、伍分及一分组成，但未获接纳，次年另一套以円為主的系统被推行。此版现存的数量难以估计，但 PCGS 仅有两个评级纪录，2014 年 Kuenker 拍卖曾售出一枚。</em></p> JAPAN. Bronze Monme Pattern, ND (1869). Heaton Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). NGC AU-53. KM-Pn4; JNDA-Unlisted; JC-Unlisted; Jacobs/Vermeule-Unlisted; Bank of Japan Collection-Unlisted. The large brown flan displays a somewhat glossy finish and lovely details. Some evidence of handling consistent for the grade is noted, though very little evidence of pockmarking is presented, with some smaller contacts. It is quite likely that only a handful of these types have survived to the present day, ensuring this piece is certain to be much contested over. <em>A STUNNINGLY RARE pattern from the beginning of the Meiji era, this pattern tells of a transitionary period in Japans history. With the decision to industrialize as the Western nations had, Japans old system of currency based on cast and hammered denominations proved insufficient. Pattern denominations of the Monme, 5 Fun, and 1 Fun were produced by the Heaton Mint in Birmingham. This system of currency was rejected, and the decimal system of Yen was adopted the next year. It is hard to pin down exact numbers of extant examples, however a few, namely an example in a 2014 Kunker sale as well as an example in a 2009 Baldwins sale, are the only others to appear in archived auction records.</em></p>
