Japan 1906 (M39) 50 sen

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1421

This specimen was lot 1421 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR 50 sen, year 39 (1906), key date, lightly toned, Choice About Unc." This type was struck 1906-12 and 1906 is the scarcest date despite the large mintage. This module, reduced from 13.48 g, was used until 1917.

Recorded mintage: 12,478,264.

Specification: 10.10 g, 0.800 fine silver, 27.27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y31.

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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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