Japan 1912 (T1) 50 sen
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This specimen was lot 6890 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $117.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 50 Sen, Year 1 (1912). NGC MS-64. Bright white luster." This type was struck in Tokyo in 1912. A slightly modified design was used 1913-17. The fifty sen was 13.48 g until 1905, then 10.13 g during 1912-17, then 4.95 g during 1922-38 and brass thereafter.
Recorded mintage: 1,928,649 plus 3,677,704 struck for the Meiji emperor.
Specification: 10.13 g, 0.800 fine silver, .260 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Y-37.1; JNDA-01-15.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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