Japanese guys? 50 sen?

Weiss

Got these from my dealer today. They appear to be VF-AU, a few really nice, crisp pieces with mint luster. 4.9+ grams each.

Confirm what they are? Any pieces particularly rare? Thoughts?

pruebas

They are late Taisho (1922-26) and early Showa (1928-38) 50 Sen. Nothing particularly rare in those years in that condition unless you see a 1938 (Showa 13).

Those are the last silver 50 Sen before they became base metal during the war.

FYI they are .720 silver (0.1146 oz. ASW).

Weiss

<< <i>They are late Taisho (1922-26) and early Showa (1928-38) 50 Sen. Nothing particularly rare in those years in that condition unless you see a 1938 (Showa 13).

Those are the last silver 50 Sen before they became base metal during the war.

FYI they are .720 silver (0.1146 oz. ASW). >>



Awesome, info pruebas! Thank you so much!

MrBreeze

There is a Taisho 13 (1924) in the group. Good luck finding the '38. Those are cool coins.

pruebas

Now that I'm on the iPhone, I can post Japanese characters....

This is the scarce year (remembering that pre-war Japanese was written right to left):
年三十和昭

Stork

ooo, I need to figure that out on my phone. Cool!

Here is a go-to site for Japanese coin dates: lioncoin

and a bit from my 2012 JNDA catalog.



It's my favorite Japanese coin...the 'hoo bird' or phoenix is a symbol of the Imperial House (mostly the Empress if I understand correctly). One thing I read was that the Ho-o and the Dragon are either mortal enemies or lovers. Conflict or wedded bliss. Hmm.

I like the bird.

Weiss

Thanks!

Weiss

1929?

Weiss

1922?

OldEastside

SUPER Cool

Steve

MrBreeze

Both years are correct.

If I ever need to reference a year, I use this site.

http://www.allcalendars.net/JapaneseYearConverter.php

Weiss

<< <i>Both years are correct.

If I ever need to reference a year, I use this site.

http://www.allcalendars.net/JapaneseYearConverter.php >>



Thanks!

pruebas

You're getting good at this. We'll make a Japanese coin collector of you yet!