Opinions on this Japanese yen, please!

spoon

This isn't one of those paranoid threads. I already bought it (raw, from a reputable seller) and, barring any surprises, its a keeper. But this is my first dragon yen in-hand so I welcome your more experienced comments! Grade opinions? Should I slab it when it comes time to sell? ...?

One thing that stands out, and I don't know the series so I don't know how it affects grading, it looks like there's a bit of rub on the prominent leaf directly at 9:00 and perhaps also on the lower half of the chrysanthemum. Would this be enough to cause a grader to penalize it as AU?? There are only a very few and very minor hits and equally few breaks in luster overall. The luster is simply amazing though!



Thanks!

Numismatics

Certainly better than AU IMO.

I would say MS64.

The reverse is very nice.


Lets see what experts will say.

lordmarcovan

If that ain't MS, then it's a very nice looking AU58, I'd say.

cosmicdebris

I like it, I like it a lot.

worldcoinguy

I am no expert, but I would give it a MS-62, maybe a MS-63 if the sun is shining and the birds are singing.

ajaan

Unc.

JamminJ

Looks like a lovely BU coin, say MS63 IMO.

SYRACUSIAN

63 is my guess too. A future slab will make that tiny rim nick at 12 o'clock disappear.

satootoko

Nice example of the Taisho 3 (1914) yen, but what am I seeing that looks like an "S" just to the left and above the top corner of the "yen" character on the reverse?

spoon

Thanks, all, for the kind comments and grades.

<< <i>...what am I seeing that looks like an "S" just to the left and above the top corner of the "yen" character on the reverse? >>

It appears to be just another break in luster, but one of the more prominent ones. I dunno, though. It oddly does look like "1/5"