Japan 1901 (M34) sen

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57472

This specimen was lot 57472 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. Sen, Year 34 (1901). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-65 Red." This type was struck 1898-1909 and is common in circulated condition. This weight standard was used until 1915.

Recorded mintage: 5,555,155.

Specification: 7.13 g, bronze, 27.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y20; JNDA-01-47; JC-09-47.

Source:

• The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[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:

• 1899 sen
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• 1901 yen
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• Coins and currency dated 1901