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[[Image:Sincona97-1767.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 97, lot 1767]]

This specimen was lot 1767 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 40,000 CHF (about US$58,020 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''JAPAN, Manen Era. Manen Oban-Kin (1860-1862). Sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Prachtexemplar. Mit Zertifikat 26150 der JNDA.'' (empire of [[Japan]], Manen Era, undated oban, circa 1860-62. Very rare, About Uncirculated, Cabinet piece.)"</blockquote>

The dating of hammered and cast coinage of [[Japan]] is confusing. The SCWC states that the coins were not necessarily made during the era to which they are marked. Not all the eras have coinage. The SCWC notes the following:

* Genbun period 1736-41 (used on coinage 1736-1818), emperor was Sakuramachi-tennō (桜町天皇).
* Meiwa period 1764-72, empress and emperor were Go-Sakuramachi-tennō (後桜町天皇) and Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇).
* An'ei period 1772-81, emperors were Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇) and Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇).
* Tenmei period 1781-89, emperor was Kōkaku Tennō' (光格天皇).
* Kansei period 1789-1801, emperor was Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇).
* Kyowa period 1801-04, emperor was Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇).
* Bunka period 1804-18, emperors were Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇) and Ninkō-Tennō (仁孝天皇).
* Bunsei period 1818-30 (used on coinage 1820-37), emperor was Ninkō-tennō (仁孝天皇).
* Tempo period 1830-44 (used on coinage 1837-58), emperor was Ninko-tennō (仁孝天皇).
* Koka period 1844-48, emperors were Ninkō-tennō (仁孝天皇) and Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Kaei period 1848-54 (used on coinage 1853-65), emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Ansei period 1854-60 (used on coinage 1859-60), emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Man'en period 1860-61, emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Bunkyu period 1861-64, emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Genji period 1864-65, emperor was Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇).
* Keio period 1865-68, emperors were Kōmei-tennō (孝明天皇) and Meiji-tennō (明治天皇).
* Meiji period 1868-1912, emperor was Meiji-tennō (明治天皇), better known to collectors as Mutsuhito.

Milled coinage of the Western type was introduced early in the Meiji era and the cast and hammered coinage discontinued.

''Recorded Mintage:'' 17,097 including KM C24a.1.

''Specification:'' 112.4 g, 0.344 fine gold, the rest silver, this specimen 112.40 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' JNDA 09-11, JC 02-10, KM C24a.2, Fr-7. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* ''The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes,'' Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Japan (1859-68) bu]], Ansei Era
* [[Japan (1859) 3 bu]], c/s on Mexico 8 reales
* [[Japan (1860-67) 2 bu]], Manen Era
* [[Japan (1860-67) koban]], Manen Era
* [[Japan (1865-68) 50 mon]], Keio period
* [[Japan (1868-69) bu]], Meiji Era
* [[Coins and currency dated 1860]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]]