Help With Id, Chinese Coin? | Various Japanese

Hi siperry143
They are both Japanese.
First is 10 yen, year 2 (that's the second character from the right under the 10) that's 1990.
Second is 1 yen, year 3 (again second character from right under the one) so it's 1991.
The Japanese date their coins by the year of reign of the emperor. In both cases Emperor Akihito who came to the throne in 1989.
His 'monogram' are the first two characters from the left under the denominaion.
Value? Very little even when in good condition. But you should look at the grading forum for an idea about conditions (I'm still learning).
Hope this helps. Vic

Sorry I missed the middle one. That's 100 yen, year 46 (1971). That's the previous Emperor Hirohito.

As for value:


By my reckoning, that's a total of (over) 2304 yen. 1 yen equals slightly more than a cent at the moment; 2304 yen equals about US$24.88 - So you've more than "made a profit" buying them for $10. Of course, you'd actually have to go to Japan to get "face value" for them, as most travel money exchangers don't handle coins.

There aren't too many "scarce dates" to look out for in these series; the mintages are just too high every year.For 1 yen coins, the first year of issue (Year 30) is the only one to look out for, and only in high grade. In the 10 yen, Year 33 is scarcest (though any that have a reeded edge are worth more than face value). For 100 yen coins, this design has only been issued since Year 42 (1967); the earlier types containing silver had a different design.