Need Help Locating A Date For This Yen

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Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/22/2015 2:18 pm Where would I find the date on this coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/22/2015 2:37 pm start at the dot after 900 the first symbol designates something along the line of reagal year then the date starts it is the next 3 symbols I think the first symbol is 5 the cross-like symbol is ten this means to multiply by 10 so 50 and the two lines is two. so year 52 (unless I have it backwards... then year 25) not sure what ruler just learning myself and do not have my notes with me yep looks like I had it backwards http://(131231) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed /countries/Japanese.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/22/2015 2:40 pm http://(131231) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed /countries/Japanese.htm see if it works this time not sure why it does not work... anyhow looks like 25th year of Emperr Mutsuhito or 1892. Now is it real or not? Edited by Tryna 09/22/2015 2:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 09/22/2015 2:47 pm I believe your coin is from the Meiji era and is dated 1896. The Gin (silver symbol) chop on the left side of the reverse is from the Osaka Mint. You can see an example here: http://www.lioncoins.com/jpegs/1YenM29Gin.jpg and a website that helps in the dating of Japanese (and other) coins here: http://creounity.com/apps/time_mach....php&lang=en Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/22/2015 2:53 pm Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
jam New Member Jamaica 12 Posts	Posted 09/23/2015 12:05 pm you have the revers side of the coin upside down, so the countersatmp is from Tokyo mint. the Osaka counterstamp (placed on the left side of the reverse) or the Tokyo counterstamp (placed on the right). Tokyo-counterstamped silver yen coins are significantly rarer and generally sell for higher prices than do Osaka-counterstamped coins. below is the link for some info for Japanese yen coins * Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. * Report this Post to the Staff
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