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New Member
United States
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Hey all, I was given this Japanese 416 One Yen 900 coin and was seeking more information about it. Could it be real? How can I tell? If it is real what could it be worth? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First off, welcome.
This is one of those coins for which fakes are so prolific that it pays to presume any specimen you run across to be a numismatic forgery until proven otherwise.
It may just be your photos, but overall its appearance isn't promising. An accurate weight (at least to a tenth of a gram) ought to be obtained. You might also see if a magnet sticks to it.
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
02/20/2017 08:45 am
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Moderator
 United States
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@gino, first welcome to CCF. Second, I would echo @LC's caution about so many of these being fake. There have been multiple of these posted to CCF over the years (use the search function for "416 one yen" to find them). Here is a particularly illuminating former thread, especially the detailed responses provided by @jjwabraham and @dnas: http://goccf.com/t/242850"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the help. I guess I'll start by seeing if a magnet sticks to it and obtain the weight.
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Valued Member
Canada
117 Posts |
The dark color that surrounds the characters and detail spots is not a good sign, most likely man-made toning.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3831 Posts |
I am leaning towards genuine however cleaned.
Please provide an accurate weight in grams, down to one decimal place.
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New Member
Japan
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Yes, looks genuine, but worn and cleaned. Probably not worth faking such a worn coin
The 3 spine version is consistent with year 37 (1904).
In Japan, you can pick up a year 37 1 yen coin in that condition for around 5000yen (about $45)
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Valued Member
Korea, Republic Of
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You probably have a lot of feedback already, but this is one of the most faked coins here in Asia. These faked coins here in Korea sell for ~$10-15 each. You should really be careful with these, get it weighed, and check metal content (magnet). Quote:
Probably not worth faking such a worn coin I disagree. There is good reason why these are faked so much. They sell on ebay all the time for $25-50 and even more if the coin shows the right date. You can make a lot of money if you have these fakes mass produced. This coin looks too good to be true and I personally would not be confident enough to purchase it. These types of coins are in piles here in Korea and sold, with warning obviously, as fakes. Its not hard for an ebay seller to take this and flip it on ebay for double the money. |
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New Member
United States
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Can someone look at this coin? It reads-out as an 1875 (Meiji). It is non-magnetic and is counter stamped with #37504; on the left. It matches other "legit" 416 ONE YEN 900 coin photos across this site. Is it a good coin? What is the approximate value? (took me a couple of hours off and on the internet to get most of this info)     |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Not genuine. Fonts are wrong especially the "gin" countermark.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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agree with above counter mark isn't the standard on genuine pieces, which lead to the fact that the coin very likely also being fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Anything you buy these days you have to do homework on. The Chinese are flooding the world markets with counterfeits of all types. Edited by IndianGoldEagle
11/29/2018 4:04 pm
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