Japan 1907 (M40) 10 sen
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This specimen was lot 73096 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 10 Sen, Year 40 (1907). Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Exceedingly lustrous and brilliant, this Gem offers a captivating argent nature." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1907-12. Despite the large mintage, it is rather expensive in high grade. The preceding type was 2.69 g, 0.800 fine silver. The last silver ten sen was struck in 1917.
Recorded mintage: 12,000,000.
Specification: 2.25 g, 0.720 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y29; JNDA-01-25.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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