Japan 1870 (M3) 2 yen

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 1199

This specimen was lot 1199 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 2 Yen, Year 3 (1870). NGC MS-65. High luster, some toning." This type was struck 1870 only and is scarce tho not rare like the larger denominations such as the ten yen. A few more were struck 1874-80 and then the denomination was abandoned.

Recorded mintage: 883,293.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-48; Y-10; JNDA-01-4.

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.
Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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