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O.K., so just getting back into coin collecting. Never been a foreign coin collector, however, recently I was given an interesting item. A friends husband was a Navy Corp man on Tarawa  . He collected items, some of which I have. In particular: A small grey cloth bag, w/ Japanese writing on it. Inside this bag is @ 500 ( forgot to write down number) Japanese 10 sen yr17 ( 1942) Showa aluminum coins. I know individually these coins aren't worth much, however, how rare/ cool is a complete bag of them? Inside the bag is a small piece a paper with what I surmise is either a bag count or possibly the name of the inspector written in Japanese. Anyone have any additional insight on value or rarity? Thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
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As always pictures will help in solving this mystery, if we had a dollar for everytime we said this.....
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New Member
 United States
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I'm sorry. I didn't think of adding a pic. I know what the coins are, I've just never seen a small sack of them. However, I will provide one shortly.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well the coins individually aren't worth much. Even at 500 of them, even if in BU condition would only be worth about $500 at $1 each(best case scenario). If they are circulated, then probably around $100 if someone was willing to pay .20 each. But still that is cool to have that many of them especially if it was given as a gift!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How are the coins inside? They are indeed generally considered "junk" but those with no metal deterioration are probably worth a bit more than $1 each. So few of them were stored properly, meaning that they will only get more valuable as more "explode" into dust.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Can you please post a photo of it?
I have seen photos of original mint bags and these often go for a fair bit.
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New Member
United States
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The coins inside are great. However, I have tried to post pics., even following the directions with the free software, can't get it done. Any help? Also, I was given 50, 10 yen bills with the coins and items.
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Poland
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The piece of paper says "17.6.23". The 17 would be the year - 1942. The total value of the contents is/was 100 yen. The coins themselves (or at least the two on which the date is visible in the last photo) seem to be from the same year. Having that many, you can search for MS70s  Edited by DL20K
05/05/2016 08:45 am
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United States
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Yes, all the coins are from the same year. I wasn't sure if the value would be more because it is all from the same load, original bag, etc., etc. BTW, all coins are in beautiful condition!
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05/05/2016 08:54 am
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United States
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To bad they are Al-u-minium instead of silver |
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United States
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For some reason I was thinking you meant the 1944 tin-zinc 10 sen coins! I have seen AU aluminum 10 sen coins go for about $2.50 each on ebay. Post this entire bag as a WWII artifact, and you could easily be looking at $750-1000+ from a WWII enthusiast. Congrats!  |
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