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To: FritzV who wrote (30507)	3/23/1999 9:16:00 AM
From: Bobby Yellin	Respond to of 116770

foxvcoin.com ?

To: FritzV who wrote (30507)	3/23/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: IngotWeTrust	Respond to of 116770

Welcome 2 Morgy's Lemmings' Den. As a gold coin shop owner, maybe you could do this thread a service now that you've appeared here and keep folks updated on the supply/demand details as ebbs and flows across your retail counter a/w/a backroom teletype. SI'ers eat up that kind of detailed info! And while you're at it...give your company phone number, too. Folks here won't mind! Hope you enjoy your huge increase in business volume. This frenzy is better than the late 70s, yes? I love it!!! Sincerely, O/49r

To: FritzV who wrote (30507)	3/23/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116770

Fritz, brother was not buying, just reporting. In small towns far off the beaten path, prices are often above the norm. it's a long way between anything in that part of the world. The local "source" is not even a coin shop, rather one that mfgs. jewerly & buys & sells gold & silver also. brother pans a little now & again and suspect he was selling dust.

To: FritzV who wrote (30507)	3/23/1999 3:41:00 PM
From: Alex	Respond to of 116770

Coin found in Nagano confirmed as a Fuhonsen NAGANO -- A coin unearthed during the Meiji Era in an ancient mound in Takamori, Nagano Prefecture, is a Fuhonsen, archaeological authorities confirmed Tuesday. Fuhonsen, believed to be Japan's oldest coins, were also discovered in January in Nara and Osaka prefectures. The Nagano find marks the first Fuhonsen discovered outside the two prefectures, according to authorities at the Takamori Municipal Board of Education. The announcement by the Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties in January rocked archaeological circles because Fuhonsen were minted before the Wado Kaichin, which current textbooks describe as Japan's first monetary unit, dating to the early eighth century. The bronze Fuhonsen was discovered during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) near the stone tomb at the mound in Takamori. The Takamori Municipal Museum of History and Anthropology, which has kept the coin since 1985, asked archaeologists to study the coin following the Nara institute's announced Fuhonsen discovery in January, officials said. Koji Hirata, an archaeology professor at Sophia University, said the latest discovery may be related to the campaign that sought to expand the realm of Emperor Tenmu, who is said to have ordered Fuhonsen minted in the late seventh century. Keiji Matsumura of the Nara institute said the Takamori area, where horses were bred, must be linked to the Imperial polity based in Nara, and the coins were brought there. The experts said the kanji on the coin found in Takamori ''fu'' (wealth) and ''hon'' (basis) resemble those on coins unearthed last summer at the Asukaike ruins in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture. Analysis proved materials used to mint the Takamori coin included antimony a characteristic element commonly used in making alloys between the late seventh and early eight centuries, they said. Other chemical fingerprints on the Takamori coin also matched those of the Asukaike coins, they added. The ancient mound in the Nagano Prefecture town is believed to have been created in the early seventh century, but historians have yet to identify who was buried there. Archaeologists said, however, that a gap of more than 10 years exists between when the mound was built and when Fuhonsen were first minted. Fumito Hayashi, curator of the Takamori museum, said an archaeological re-examination will be necessary to find when the stone tomb was opened and when the Fuhonsen was bought to the area. The Takamori museum plans to display the coin for five days starting Thursday. japantimes.co.jp