Japan 1987 100000 yen

Heritage sale 3106, lot 33921

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33921 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Japan: Showa gold Proof 100000 Yen Year 62 (1987) PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Struck to commemorate Emperor Hirohito's 60 years of rule. An utterly perfect specimen that one could expect no more from." This NCLT was also struck in 1986; 1987 is the scarcer date.

Recorded mintage: 124,513.

Specification: 20 g, 1.000 fine gold, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-57, KM-Y92.

Source:

• 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.
• The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

Link to:

• 1983 500 yen
• 1986 (S61) silver 10,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
• 1986 (S61) gold 100,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
• 1987 (S62) yen
• 1987 (S62) 100 yen
• 1989 10 yen
• 1990 (H3) 100,000 yen, enthronement of Akihito
• Coins and currency dated 1987