Japan 1873 (M6) 10 sen

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24134

This specimen was lot 24134 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $90. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 10 Sen, Year 6 (1873). Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. Type II. (PCGS insert incorrect with Type I). An attractive coin with satiny luster and a bare hint of almond toning." This ten sen was struck for the Meiji emperor 1873-77, 1880, 1885-88, 1891-1906. Varieties exist with the sen connected (common) or not connected (very scarce).

Recorded mintage: 5,109,951, a common date.

Specification: 2.70 g, 0.800 fine silver, 17.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y23; JNDA 01-24.

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 January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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