Japan 1905 (M38) 20 sen
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This specimen was lot 75344 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 20 Sen, Year 38 (1905). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). NGC MS-65. Inspiring ash gray toning with notable underlying luster. Few to be found in Gem grade." This type was struck 1874-1905 and most dates are common. The superseding type (KM Y30), issued 1906-11, was 4.05 g, 0.800 fine silver and was the last twenty sen.
Recorded mintage: 8,444,930, a fairly common date.
Specification: 5.39 g, 0.800 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y24; JNDA-01-21; JC-09-21.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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