Asian Token Or Coin. Anyone Have Any Idea? | Damaged Sen

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mattbrowning7 Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 10:14 am Any ideas? yes, the reverse is blank Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 10:34 am Looks like Y-47, one sen, 32 mm, with the obverse ground flat. Krause lists this as being produced from 1927-1938. The obverse displays an oak leaf in the center and other info, including the date, in kanji characters. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 10:38 am Quote: yes, the reverse is blank It's blank now, but it's not supposed to be. The side you can see is the reverse of a Japanese 1 sen from the period 1927 to 1938. WorldCoinGallery example, though the reverse on that page is upside-down; you have it the right way up. The obverse was presumably ground away, for reasons which may now never be known. 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
mattbrowning7 Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 12:23 pm So the obverse is the blank side? Its so flat. There is no indication that anything was ever there. Could it have not been struck? There isn't even a rim. Thanks for the info guys Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/01/2010 3:16 pm You cannot strike a coin on only one side because you need a hammer die and an anvil die to strike a coin. The absence of a rim is also an indicator of removal since most countries run their planchets through an upsetting mill to create a proto-rim which aids the striking of a coin. The fact that numerous parallel striations are present seals the deal for post-mint mechanical removal. Report this Post to the Staff
mattbrowning7 Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 09/02/2010 01:16 am Thanks for clearing that up the technical way biokemist! I often see that you post detailed explanations of the mechanics of coin producing and coin striking. What do you suggest I read to learn about the coin making process myself? Report this Post to the Staff
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