It is an honor to bring you my first Japanese coin find since starting this blog. Found at Starbucks, apparently someone had a yen for coffee. Now let me stop before I offend with bad puns.
Again another non-change find but floor finds do count. Japan coins are also pretty rare to see in circulation. I suspect the recent devastation in Japan has brought more travel between our two nations.
Since I hardly see Japanese coins and the language is quite difficult, even in the age of online translations, it always takes me some time to figure out the year and most of the characters on the coins.
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| I think the top three characters mean Japan, not sure about the bottom two. |
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平成十年 mean Heisei year 10 or year 1998 yen |
Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Yen / Japan
Year: 1998 (Year 10)
Mintage: 452,412,000
Metal: Aluminum
Value: $0.01 in Fine
Exchange rate is also about $0.01.
Update: Thanks to Anonymous who said; "The bottom two symbols say "one yen"" which I verified with Google Translate 一円 = One Yen
Do you have a coin from Japan and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.
The bottom two symbols say "one yen"
ReplyDeleteThe bottom two symbols say "one yen"
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will update.
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ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea what this coin is and what it is worth? Thank you!
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Do you have any idea what this coin is and what it is worth? ...
ReplyDelete10 Yen 1952 from Japan about $0.20.
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