Japan 1897 (M30) 5 yen Fr-52
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This specimen was lot 72064 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 5 Yen, Year 30 (1897). Osaka Mint. NGC MS-65. A sharply struck and very attractive example displaying smooth satiny surfaces with nice cartwheel luster displaying lovely mottled orange patina. From the BKingdom Collection." This type was struck 1897-98, 1903, 1911-12. It superseded the prior five yen (Fr-47) which was twice the weight. Both types were struck in 1897.
Recorded mintage: 111,776 plus 107,852 of the larger Fr-47 (8.33 g).
Specification: 4.17 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-52; KM-Y32; JNDA-01-8.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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