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Bluegill
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 Posted - 05/29/2008 : 18:28:09
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Actually it is a revisit of an old find I didn't pay much attention to until today. About 4 years ago I helped a retiree clean out his storage room at his apartment. He gave me an box full of stuff that he had accumilated over the years. I did a quick glance through it and saw some auto brochures from '40 and '41 and some foreign coins and a few bags of old trinkets and so on. So instead of throwing it in the dumpster, I put it in the trunk of my car.
I put it in my basement intending to go through it later. Well I finally got around to it and I found some goodies. Apparently this retiree (Mr. G. Beaubien) was a WW2 vet in the Pacific.
In the box was this math book in Japanese, with Mr. Beaubien's name written inside the cover and dated 4-2-45;
With this fellow's photo, his name is O' Kinawa Shima. His and Mr. Beaubiens's name are written on the back and is dated 4-8-45 along with some Japanese script;
Along with this document (maybe some stock in Mitshubishi...);
I also found this proof set;
And these 2 IH's, Barber and Mercury, there was also a '64 Rosie;
Thes $2 bills;
These Whitman books, notice the one says "starting '41", not '41-'74;
There were coins in both. But sadly a lot of them looked like they were cleaned back in the day and look really worn. I have pulled less worn specimens from circulation while sorting;
There were also this British Empire coins. The Aussie and New Zealand are '67's, the U.K. is a '69. They are cupronickel with a melt value of about 13 cents;
And these commemorative coins. Although they don't have a value stamped on them they are 25 pence each. Their CuNi melt value is 32 cents;
There was also a few wheats ('40s & '50s) and a '40 Canadian nickel and some other '50s era U.S. and Canadian coins. Along with a 14k gold ring, a plain looking band.
If anybody can read or knows anybody who can read Japanese, I am really curious what that certificate is...
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Im fully diversified. Ive got some under the mattress, some under the floor boards, some in the backyard.
"Give me control over a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws." Anselm Rothschild
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misteroman
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hector6man
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 23:02:14
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| Nice, ask him when he's ready to clean out the storage again I'll help him! |
"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." -George Washington
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nckt
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 23:09:07
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| Very cool, my neighbor gave me a 1909-1941 wheat book with key dates in it because he knows I'm a coin collector, and he doesn't have a clue what they are. I get very lucky and get lots of free stuff because I'm a kid :) my local coin dealer gives me lots of cool stuff in my change, like one time i have $4 in change and he paid me and rolls of wheats. |
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legacypac
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legacypac
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Canada
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Posted - 05/30/2008 : 02:13:05
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First responder edited his answer after a second person responded. Here is what was posted so far:
It's a stock certificate (edit: maybe a bond). It lists the name of the stock holder, the value of their share plus some other information: date of issue, issuing authority, amount of shares etc.
It's hard to read but it looks like it was issued on March 10, 1924 (Taisho year 13).
Alot of the characters used are pretty old (circa 1924 and before) so I cannot make out the exact number of shares it is for.
Also, don't think it's for Mistsubishi. It seems to be for some other limited holding company but I am not sure.
PS: Not that it really matters. But, if you want to be exact the date this certificate was issued is definitely March 10, 1924, not March 3. The amount is 10 yen. I didn't that the old characters for "10 en"iEjright away. I also think the name of the village is "Taniyama" and it is located in the prefecture of Kagoshima and not in Okinawa. It's for some organization called the "Namihei Credit Union". And, like another answer said, the name on the certificate is Chibana Toshikazu which just happens to be the same name as the Executive Director of the Credit Union whose name is on the Certificate.
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I guess it's a quite a big amount of money at that time.
That is an equity certificate for a newly founded credit union located at Yomitan village in Okinawa.
He, ChIbana Toshikazu, was the investor and also an executive president of the association.
The amount of investment was 10 en (10 yen). It was, I believe, quite a big money for ordinary people. I estimate it is equivalent to around 5 man en today. It seems big money in Okinawa on the 3rd day of March in 1924 (Taishou 13).
Maybe his father founded the association.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 05/30/2008 : 06:21:06
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Most excellent finds.
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I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks. |
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Bluegill
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/30/2008 : 17:19:26
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Thanks legacypac, I will keep an eye on that thread.
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Im fully diversified. Ive got some under the mattress, some under the floor boards, some in the backyard.
"Give me control over a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws." Anselm Rothschild
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knibloe
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2008 : 21:36:19
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| very cool. It sure does pay to be nice. |
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I had a nice find today
