Remember these? A new country heard from.

satootoko

I asked a very knowledgeable collector/seller in Singapore about these things, and he has another theory:

<< <i>I personally think that they are ingot trials and don't think they are counterfeits. However, no records of the mintage or information are available till date. May be an unique item >>

(I've had some excellent transactions with him on Australian EBay.)

oldshep

I think you might have hit paydirt!!! At leasat you have trumped the forum - those seem to be yours and yours alone
Shep

historygeek

Found it! I found the thread on charm.ru

LINK

sumnom

My, the plot thickens.

satootoko

<< <i>those seem to be yours and yours alone >>

Not really. My interests are on the other side of the Sea of Japan, and all I have of these pieces are pictures, and curiosity.

Bruce

Whatever they are they look interesting.