Japan 1905 (M38) 10 sen
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This specimen was lot 71155 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 10 Sen, Year 38 (1905). PCGS MS-66 Secure Holder. Strong luster beneath spectacular multicolored toning. Clearly an example which sat for a prolonged period of time undisturbed. Ex: Superior Stamp & Coin December 6-7, 1996, lot 976." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1873-1906 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: 34,182,194, a common date.
Specification: 2.7 g, 0.800 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y-23.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
- The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
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