Japan 1913 (T2) 50 sen

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72415

This specimen was lot 72415 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. 50 Sen, Year 2 (1913). Taisho (Yoshihito). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Scarcely encountered any finer, this brilliant Gem offers incredible brilliance and eye appeal, along with a light peripheral tone on the reverse." 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. This is a fairly common date of a type struck 1913-17.

Recorded mintage: 5,910,063.

Specification: 10.13 g, 0.800 fine silver, .260 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-Y37.2; JNDA-01-15.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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