Japan 1876 (M9) 5 sen

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57471

This specimen was lot 57471 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 5 Sen, Year 9 (1876). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-64. Type 1, "mei" not connected." This type was struck 1873-77, 1880, 1892 and converted to copper-nickel after 1889. Altho the 1876 is fairly common, the 1880 and 1892 are essentially uncollectible. Varieties exist as to whether the characters are connected or not.

Recorded mintage: 5,546,424 (all varieties).

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.800 fine silver, 15.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y22; JNDA-01-35; JC-09-35.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1875 5 sen, all varieties
• 1876 sen
• 1876 2 sen
• 1876 10 sen
• 1876 20 sen
• 1876 (M9) trade dollar
• 1877 5 sen, all varieties
• Coins and currency dated 1876