Japan 1877 (M10) 20 sen

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 736

This specimen was lot 736 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 20 sen, year 10 (1877), red golden toning, PCGS graded AU53." This type was struck 1873-1905 and most dates are common. The superseding type (KM Y30), issued 1907-11, was 4.05 g, 0.800 fine silver and was the last twenty sen.

Recorded mintage: 5,199,731.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1876 20 sen, all varieties
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• 1877 2 sen
• 1877 5 sen
• 1877 10 sen
• 1877 trade dollar
• 1877 20 yen
• 1880 20 sen
• Coins and currency dated 1877