Japan 1916 (T5) 50 sen
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The first specimen was lot 71168 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $95. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 50 Sen, Year 5 (1916). NGC MS-66. A celebrated 50 Sen of Japan. Brilliant silvery color with full mint bloom. Issued for Emperor Yoshohito or Taisho. Coin is dated Taisho 5 or AD 1916." This type was struck in Tokyo 1913-17 and it is not rare. 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: 8,736,768.
Specification: 10.13 g, 0.800 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y37.2.
- 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 February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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