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dameyn New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/26/2008 6:33 pm I hope someone can identify this coin/token. My wife had it, she's gone, so can't tell me. I gave her collection to granddaughter (12), who is crazy about coins. It is bronze or brass, about size of a US quarter, picture shows front and back. Edges are smooth. The markings look like stylized pictographs of some language I've never seen before. The art looks like a type of cereal grain plant. Thanks for any help. Silvertip. Edited by Sap 11/04/2008 08:23 am Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/26/2008 6:40 pm Hi, this is a common 5 yen coin from Japan from 1961. It's a very attractive coin, and in Japan, it's the first coin you put into a new wallet because go-en (5 yen) means auspicious luck :) Here's the Japanese mint site http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/operation...n/index.html Edited by wd1040 10/26/2008 6:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dameyn New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 4:00 pm wd1040 - Thanks for the reply. I guess you can tell I'm a rabid coin collector - not! My grandaughter will be happy with the ID, especially because it is a good luck piece. She has 2 of them. I'll tell her to put one in her purse for good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/27/2008 5:41 pm No problem, and to the forums! Edited by wd1040 10/27/2008 5:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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