Japan 1870 (M3) 20 sen

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72411

This specimen was lot 72411 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 20 Sen, Year 3 (1870). Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. Shallow scales variety. An entrancing plus Gem, featuring flawless surfaces radiating with brilliance and a peripheral cobalt and magenta tone. Incredibly attractive." This type was struck 1870-71. The shallow scale and deep scale varieties are priced about the same. A revised twenty sen, of increased weight, was struck 1873-1900.

Recorded mintage: 4,313,015 for 1870-71.

Specification: 5 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-Y3; JNDA 01-20.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• Japan 1870 (M3) 5 sen shallow scales
• 1870 10 sen, Shallow and Deep Scales
• 1870 yen
• 1870 2 yen
• 1870 5 yen
• 1870 20 yen
• 1871 20 sen
• Coins and currency dated 1870