Help With The Date Of This Japanese Sen.

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Double J Valued Member Canada 405 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 2:24 pm I tried researching how to read the date but I am finding it very difficult to understand. Help would be appreciated. Maybe a grade if possible too. Report this Post to the Staff

Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 17489 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 3:13 pm Double J, there is a web site which may help you to figure out the date, but I cannot post the link. Search for "Dating 20th Century Japanese Coins" Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16242 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 11:19 pm The date on it is "Meiji Year 40", which would equate to AD 1907. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
manosgerms Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 01:28 am Sap is correct The way to read the date is you need to read it basically right to left as that was the how China Japan and Korea used to read (its still traditional to read up to down and right to left) So #22823;#26085;#26412; is Basically Japan (the empire) #26126;#27835; is meiji and then #22235; #21313; means 40. the first character is 4 and the second is 10. This means 4 tens then 40 Hence this coin was issued in the 40th year of the meiji era. The meiji era started in 1868 that was year 1. So at 39 to it and you end up with 1907 as Sap said. Now as for the grade, this is in bad shape and significantly worse than the typically xf you normally see of this type. The photo isn't great but I would grade this as between VG and F maybe at a stretch VF if some of the detail missing is due to the photo. These coins are only conditionally rare and only exhibit decent numismatic value if uncirculated and really it would need to be gem for it to be really worth something. So value wise its maybe 2 or 3 bucks... maybe 5 if someone wanted it and was missing the year - its the first year of issue but all years are plentiful in low grade. Hope that helps. Report this Post to the Staff
manosgerms Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 01:30 am Yikes sorry I tried to use the Japanese characters but for some reason although they appeared fine in draft they failed in posting.:( So basically the first 3 characters after it says 10 sen going clockwise mean the empire of japan The next two mean meiji then the character that looks like a square with two curtains is a 4 and the cross is a 10 hence 40. Edited by manosgerms 04/25/2024 01:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 7877 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 09:53 am Here's a link to help date coins... https://creounity.com/apps/time_mac....htm&lang=en View my Coins here, (NOW WITH OVER 16,800 IMAGES).... http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?cat=10048 OFEC count = 237 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 68240 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 9:11 pm and here is a link to your coin to Numista. This site shows you the Japanese characters and the translations. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14002.html Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 68240 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 9:13 pm That is a great site Triggers Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 7877 Posts	Posted 04/25/2024 9:50 pm Thanks Dearborn. I found it a few years ago and it's been very handy. View my Coins here, (NOW WITH OVER 16,800 IMAGES).... http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?cat=10048 OFEC count = 237 Report this Post to the Staff
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