Who Collects The Coins Of Manchukuo Or The Japanese Puppet Banks?

questor54

These coins seem to be AMAZINGLY scarce in MS grades, certified or uncertified. Or am I just looking in the wrong places?

sumnom

I collect Manchukuo issues but I haven't been active for a few years. MS examples do seem to be hard to find.

OnlyBuffalos

I agree with your observation regarding the scarcity of uncirculated Manchukuo coins. It appears that the only certified ones that are occasionally available these days are the 1942 five fen and the 1942 Chiao. I think these two account for almost half of all certified coins.

Do not know a source for problem free Manchukuo coins and it may very well be that there isn't one.

I also collect French Indo-China and Hong Kong coins which are also becoming nearly impossible to find MS certified except for a few dates.

sumnom

I wonder if there were many collectors back in the day. Perhaps few examples were saved. A dealer in Korea once told me that many Manchukuo coins exhibited evidence of fire damage, something he attributed to the ravages of war. I don't know if that's true or not but it makes an interesting story.

jt88

You can find MS state Manchukuo coins on ebay once in a while. In fact, the price is not high at all compare with other Chinese coins. I think Manchukuo, Sinkiang and Tibet coins are under value right now compare with other Chinese coins.