Japan 1875 (M8) 20 sen

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24133

This specimen was lot 24133 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 20 Sen, Year 8 (1875). Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. Type II, later period. A well struck coin with pleasingly original surfaces and a mix of dark gray to russet toning." This twenty sen was struck for the Meiji emperor 1873-77, 1880, 1885-88, 1891-1905. This is a scarce date, further divided by "long ribbon" and "short ribbon" varieties, which varieties also occur on the issue of 1876.

Recorded mintage: 612,736, a scarce date.

Specification: 5.39 g, 0.800 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y24; JNDA-01-21.

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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