Japan 1902 (M35) 50 sen

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 2107

This specimen was lot 2107 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $570. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 50 sen, year 35 (1902), a superb lustrous example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck 1873-77, 1880, 1885, 1897-1905. This is a slightly better date. In 1906 the weight was reduced to 10.10 g, then reduced to 4.95 g in 1922.

Recorded mintage: 1,023,280.

Specification: 13.48 g, 0.800 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Y-25, JNDA-01-14.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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