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Indonesia
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I have a Japan coin, my friend said it's one of the Japan Meiji coin Year 8 - 1875 is that true? any one can help?   |
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New Member
Japan
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Yes Meiji year 8 which is 1875. Great coin. They run close to $100 each over here in that condition.
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New Member
 Indonesia
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OK, just want to know. In the year 1876 how can Japan put 416 ONE YEN 900 what is that mean?
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New Member
Japan
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After looking at some of my reference books here. That year 1 yen coin runs about $650 in that condition. 1 yen was its monetary value, the 900 refers to the silver content and the 416 is a reference to the grain (not exactly sure what that means). It had a minatge of only 139,323 that year. This is the most valuable of the New Type 1 Yen Large Size Coins.
I should also mention that these coins are heavily counterfeited though, at the very least you should check it with a magnet, if it sticks its certainly a fake. If you have access to a scale it should also weigh 26.96 grams and have a diameter of 38.6mm. If you could include some close up shots of the 1 in the 416 I could also help pin down the variation within that year for you. Hope this helps some.
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New Member
Indonesia
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That's helping me and sounds great. Do you mean this:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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mjjudd - how can you not tell that it's a counterfeit especially if you know it's a rather scarce year?
I can guarantee that it's a counterfeit otherwise I'll eat my shorts. Details are mushy, edge is too thick and lastly seems more like a cast instead of showing features of a struck coin.
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Indonesia
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gxseries - It is a little bit hard to explain but also easy to say. It's an old japan coin, it was very rusty when I found it so I brush it with a tooth paste, silly me. I also measure the diameter is 38 mm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It sure does looked like cast copy, the rim are way too wide and thick, details are mushy and flat, surface porous.
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Canada
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New Member
United States
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Can anyone please help me determine whether or not this is a fake coin thank you.  |
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Hong Kong
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No problem, it is fake. The rim looks thicker than it should be. The enlarged picture tell it is a cast. Further evidence is the weight of this coin is below standard for a significant amount.
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Australia
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Abu - your photo is not showing up.
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Japan
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Fake - what mjjudd was talking about is the style of the numeral 1 in 416.
In 1875 they switched from a 1 with a downwards serif to I (looks like the letter I with serifs, or the letter H rotated 90 degrees)
The style of the 1 in your photo was not used until 1887...
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06/15/2015 06:25 am
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