Japan 1888 (M21) 10 sen
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This specimen was lot 2103 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 10 sen, year 21 (1888), a superb lightly toned example! PCGS graded MS65, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1873-77, 1880, 1885-88, 1891-1906 and is common in all grades. The superseding type (KM Y29), issued 1907-12, was 2.25 g, 0.720 fine silver. The last silver ten sen was struck in 1917.
Recorded mintage: 8,177,229.
Specification: 2.70 g, 0.800 fine silver, 17.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Y-23, JNDA-01-24.
- 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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.
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