Japan 1873 (M6) 1/2 sen

Stephen Album sale 38, lot 3052

This specimen was lot 3052 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AE ½ sen, year 6 (1873), semi-prooflike lustrous fields, faint surface hairlines, About Unc, ex Dr. Axel Wahlstedt Collection." This type was struck years 6-10 (1873-77). It was roughly equal to a half cent.

Recorded mintage: 16,804,440 for 1873-74.

Specification: 3.56 g, copper, 22.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y16.1, JNDA-01-53.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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• 1873 5 yen
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• Coins and currency dated 1873