1896 One Yen In Gold Counterfeit/Fake Or Fortune?

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granta New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/18/2021 3:52 pm Hi All I have come across a one yen coin which appears to be gold but unable to find any reference that this coin was ever minted in gold so thinking its a fake, however the details are Diameter 39mm Weight 26 grams NON magnetic believed to be 1896 Thought welcome. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34398 Posts	Posted 12/18/2021 4:23 pm Quote: thinking its a fake I'm with you on this. Maybe a modern fake made in bronze and then either never plated with silver or else had the silver plating stripped off? You could do a quick specific gravity test to confirm what alloy it is though. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 12/18/2021 5:44 pm A round one Yen gold coin from Japan should be 12mm or 13.5mm and weigh about 1.67grams. It should be dated in the 1870s to 1880s. If it is gold, then someone may have been hobbying with a home electroplating kit. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 9:29 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 10:46 pm Agreed with others. 100% fake My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
granta New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/29/2021 10:53 am Hi All Thanks for the replies, just to let you know I carried out the SG teat as suggested and.... come up wanting ie not near gold or silver .. never mind I'll keep it for a talking point! thanks Grant Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 12/29/2021 11:41 am I expect the SG number was a 7 or 8? Instead of 10.3 for silver or 13-19 for various golds? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 12/29/2021 7:59 pm Recent Chinese-made brass replica. Replica/fake coins like this are being mass-produced in China and exported by the shipping-container-load. Very common to "come across" these things in street markets throughout the Western world these days. 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
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1896 One Yen In Gold Fake Or Fortune?