Japan 1930 (S5) 5 yen
This specimen was lot 25245 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $32,900. The catalog description[1] noted, "Very Rare Showa Gold 5 Yen: Showa gold 5 Yen Year 5 (1930), MS67 NGC, a Gem example of this modern rarity with blazing mint brilliance. All known Showa 5 Yen originate from the Japanese Finance Minister hoard, and were previously unavailable in the market. Those sales have now been halted and collectors are left to compete for the coins which have found their way into the international market." This type was issued 1930 only and probably never left government vaults as collectible specimens are today very rare.
Recorded mintage: 852,563.
Specification: 4.16 g, 0.900 fine gold, .120 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-Y51.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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