Japan 1924 (T13) 50 sen

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Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72416
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This specimen was lot 72416 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAPAN. 50 Sen, Year 13 (1924). Taisho (Yoshihito). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Gold Shield. Some ever so slight cleaning is evident, but this example features a pleasing peripheral tone and enticing brilliance." This type was struck in Tokyo 1922-26. 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: 78,520,000.

Specification: 4.95 g, .720 fine silver, 23.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y46.

Source:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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