Japan 1917 (T6) 50 sen

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71156
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This specimen was lot 71156 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 50 Sen, Year 6 (1917). PCGS MS-66 Secure Holder. Sharply struck with frosty luster and excellent eye appeal." This type was struck in Tokyo 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: 9,963,232, a common date.

Specification: 10.13 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM Y37.2; JNDA-01-14.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
  • The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.

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