Any comments?

satootoko

Aethelred

Any comments?

Nope, none at all.





















Just kidding, that is a very pretty Yen! Can you tell us more about it?

oldshep

I thought that one yen was only worth less than us 1 cent - why a slilver yen? How old?
Shep

satootoko

<< <i>that is a very pretty Yen! Can you tell us more about it? >>


Taisho 3 (1914) - the last dragon yen minted, and the only one during the reign of the Taisho emperor (1912-1924). The mintage of 11,500,000 was the largest in the 41-year history of the type. The so-called "small type", 29.96g and 38.1mm in diameter was slightly thicker than the earlier 38.6mm version of the same weight. The only year of Krause #38, but the last year of JNDA Type 10A, because Krause assigns new numbers at every change in design other than the year number, while JNDA assigns new numbers only when there is a significant design change.

The Krause Unc valuation is $110, and JNDA's "best condition" is ¥33,000 (>$1,800.00!)

I see a problem with the coin and would like to know if anyone else sees the same thing.

Edited to add: In the late 19th/early 20th century the Japanese yen was roughly equal in value to a U.S. Dollar. The dragon yen contained 416 grains of silver and the Trade Dollar contained 420 grains.

SYRACUSIAN

These yens are among the most beautiful silver coins ever minted imho.

Since there's nothing I can detect, this is my 1903 yen for comparison purposes only (sorry for the blurry reverse scan )

Stork

The only one yen I have seen a picture of with the flame crossing four spines was on the Meiji year 25 I think. Is it common on later years as well like the Taisho 3? No Krause right now...

hoardmonster

I don't see the problem. What is it?

theboz11

Love those Dragons, nice coin

cosmicdebris

Please enter me in your most generous giveaway.

satootoko

The fields, especially the large one inside the wreath, look hairlined to me, raising the spectre of cleaning, but if no one else sees it, maybe I'm just expressing a smidgin of inherent disbelief in the pristine appearance of an 89-year-old coin.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Any comments? >>



I see ajaan is having gender identity problems again.

shirohniichan

<< <i>The fields, especially the large one inside the wreath, look hairlined to me, raising the spectre of cleaning, but if no one else sees it, maybe I'm just expressing a smidgin of inherent disbelief in the pristine appearance of an 89-year-old coin. >>



They look more like scuff marks than hairlines to me. With fields that open, scuff marks are almost inevitable.

newsman

<< <i>The fields, especially the large one inside the wreath, look hairlined to me, raising the spectre of cleaning, but if no one else sees it, maybe I'm just expressing a smidgin of inherent disbelief in the pristine appearance of an 89-year-old coin. >>



I don't see any obvious sign of cleaning -- it's a nice coin.

1957joe

my weekend was great!

hoardmonster

<< <i>The fields, especially the large one inside the wreath, look hairlined to me, raising the spectre of cleaning, but if no one else sees it, maybe I'm just expressing a smidgin of inherent disbelief in the pristine appearance of an 89-year-old coin. >>



Yeah, actually that was the only possible problem I could see. But I thought if it was cleaned, the obverse would show signs of it also.