Ryukyu Islands (1863) 100 mon

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 75481

This specimen was lot 75481 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAPAN. Ryukyu Islands. 100 Mon, ND (ca. 1863). VERY FINE."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-C100; JC-08-9.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• Ryukyu Islands (1862-65) 125 mon
• Coins and currency dated 1863