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| − | This specimen was lot 57466 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Japan|JAPAN]]. 10 Sen, Year 32 (1899). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-65." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1873-1906 and is common in all grades altho some dates are rare. The superseding type (KM Y29), issued 1907-12, was 2.25 g, .720 fine silver. The last silver ten sen was struck in 1917. | + | This specimen was lot 57466 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Japan|JAPAN]]. 10 Sen, Year 32 (1899). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-65." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1873-1906 and is common in all grades altho some dates are rare. The superseding type (KM Y29), issued 1907-12, was 2.25 g, 0.720 fine silver. The last silver ten sen was struck in 1917. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 26,216,579, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 26,216,579, a common date. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:26, 29 September 2024
This specimen was lot 57466 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 10 Sen, Year 32 (1899). Osaka Mint. Mutsuhito (Meiji). PCGS MS-65." This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1873-1906 and is common in all grades altho some dates are rare. The superseding type (KM Y29), issued 1907-12, was 2.25 g, 0.720 fine silver. The last silver ten sen was struck in 1917.
Recorded mintage: 26,216,579, a common date.
Specification: 2.69 g, 0.800 fine silver, 17.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y23; JNDA-01-24; JC-09-24.
- The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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