Counterfeit Shonai Ichibu

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The lines in the counterfeit 庄 stamp are very thick compared to genuine examples, and the edges are very clear and defined. Genuine pieces have thinner lines and are less evenly struck, with some edges being very vague. Additionally, all the lines in the countefeit 庄 stamp are the same width, while genuine examples have lines that taper and change thickness. The geunine 庄 stamp is also often seen placed more haphazardly on the coin; it's always to the right of the original coin text, but it may be closer to the top or bottom. Counterfeit examples are very consistently struck near 分.

Similarly, the counterfeit Y stamp is very chunky and tends to be very evenly struck. Genuine Y stamps typically have much thinner lines and are often struck unevenly, as seen in the center example.