Japan 1906 (M39) 20 sen
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This specimen was lot 3618 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $95. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 20 sen, year 39 (1906), lustrous, better date, NGC graded MS65." This type was struck in large numbers 1906-11 and is common, although the 1906 is somewhat scarce and the 1911 is rare. It superseded an earlier version weighing 5.39 g. The silver ten and fifty sen were similarly shrunk. Altho the ten sen was struck until 1946 and the fifty sen until 1948, the twenty sen was not issued again.
Recorded mintage: 6,555,070.
Specification: 4.05 g, 0.800 fine silver, 20.3 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM Y30.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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