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CoinCbass Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 01/06/2015 06:55 am See pics. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/06/2015 07:02 am It looks like a Japanese 1 Yen but I can't be more specific. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 01/06/2015 07:29 am Yes, Japan 1 Yen. Emperor Akihito Year 5 = 1993. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 01/06/2015 08:55 am The fun thing about the aluminum Japanese 1 yen coins is that they FLOAT. If you VERY carefully put one on the surface of a bowl of water it will stay there. The surface tension of the water is enough to keep it from sinking. The way I used to do it was to balance the coin on my index finger and slowly immerse the hand in the bowl. Done carefully enough the coin will float off your finger when it reaches the water's surface. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCbass Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 01/06/2015 1:20 pm Thanks guys. Was hoping it was ww2 era. Those aluminum coins are so cheap feeling Report this Post to the Staff
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