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Old 04-01-2012, 04:41 PM
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Another score from the coin shop junk bin. I know it's Japanese Silver.






But what is it worth??????????????????????

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Old 04-01-2012, 04:45 PM
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Another score from the coin shop junk bin. I know it's Japanese Silver.






But what is it worth??????????????????????
Nice find coin shop up the street has two bins full of foreign coins for 10 cents each I'll have to look for silver.

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Damn that's a cool coin

I would have bought it even if it wasn't silver

Nice find !!

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Nice condition, it's a 1924 50 Sen coin, year 13 of the Taisho era.
There are a lot of fakes around, it should be close to 4.95g fakes are a lot lighter.

http://en.numista.com/catalogue/piec...fos_techniques

http://www.allensinc.com/coins/world...oins_japan.htm

Great find, hope you've got the real deal but if not still a nice looking coin.

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I weighed it. I got 4.86 grams. I don't see alot of wear. Sounds good when I drop it on the table. Don't really want to acid test it.

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Looks like you got the real deal Rob, the fakes I saw were around a gram under weight. Great!!! score my friend. Still trying to find my first one of those in Japan.

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Looks like you got the real deal Rob, the fakes I saw were around a gram under weight. Great!!! score my friend. Still trying to find my first one of those in Japan.
Thanks for the info!!!

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Nice score! Every time i go into my local coin shop i look at their foreign "junk" coins. I have picked out some really nice coins.

next time i might ask what they will take for the whole box
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nice coin. i got one of the same ones but older, i think from the 30's love the phoenix

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Melt value is around $3.70. I think for any higher value it'd have to be unc state.
Nice looking coin.

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Nice score and a beautiful coin !!

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KT really likes the coin and the sun emblem is so diagnostic of Pre-WWII Japan! Just a great find!

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Melt value is around $3.70. I think for any higher value it'd have to be unc state.
Nice looking coin.

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